WO2007029237A3 - Improved alumina based ceramic objects - Google Patents
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Abstract
Sintered alumina-based ceramic objects exhibiting high hardness and density combined with low porosity, and a process for making them are provided. The process includes mixing alumina with a grain growth-inhibiting material, and with a glue and pressing wax material, in a liquid medium in which the last two materials are soluble while the alumina is not, sequentially removing essentially all of the liquid medium in order to form a ready to press (RTP) free flowing powder, pressing the RTP powder to a 'green body', de-waxing and sintering the green body. The so obtained sintered objects are suitable for ballistic protection, as well as for other uses.
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| IL170762A IL170762A0 (en) | 2005-09-08 | 2005-09-08 | Improved alumina-based ceramic objects |
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| US3875277A (en) * | 1973-07-30 | 1975-04-01 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Method for making polycrystalline alumina arc tubes |
| WO1988006575A1 (en) * | 1987-03-05 | 1988-09-07 | Olajipari Fo^"Vállalkozó És Tervezo^" Vállalat | Process for the preparation of aluminium oxide ceramics having increased abrasion resistance |
| EP0441640A2 (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-08-14 | Japan Abrasive Co., Ltd. | Sintered aluminous abrasive grains and method of producing the same |
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| US3875277A (en) * | 1973-07-30 | 1975-04-01 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Method for making polycrystalline alumina arc tubes |
| WO1988006575A1 (en) * | 1987-03-05 | 1988-09-07 | Olajipari Fo^"Vállalkozó És Tervezo^" Vállalat | Process for the preparation of aluminium oxide ceramics having increased abrasion resistance |
| EP0441640A2 (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1991-08-14 | Japan Abrasive Co., Ltd. | Sintered aluminous abrasive grains and method of producing the same |
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