Processing Of High-Density Submicrometer Al203 For New Applications

Sintered corundum components with submicrometer grain sizes exhibit properties which enable numerous new applications. Wet powder processing is developed to associate minimum grain sizes at highest densities with the lowest population of macro defects. A closest ratio of powder particle size and sintered grain size is important for obtaining most fine-grained microstructure. This target was approached best by using powders with particle sizes in the range of 100-200nm rather than with smaller nanoparticles.