Wear Resistance Mechanism of Alumina Ceramics Containing Gd₂O₃
Tingting Wu1, Jianxiu Su2, Yongfeng Li3
1Research Branch of Advanced Materials & Green Energy, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453000, China. wtingtingwu@163.com.
Abstract:
Excellent wear resistance of alumina ceramics is a desirable quality for many products. The purpose of this work was to improve the wear resistance of 99% alumina ceramics in an Al₂O₃⁻Gd₂O₃⁻SiO₂⁻CaO⁻MgO (AGSCM) system. The content of Gd₂O₃ varied from 0.01% to 1%. A test of wear rate was performed in a ball milling apparatus in a water environment according to the Chinese industry standard. The compositions and microstructure of this material, as well as the effect of bulk density on wear rate, were studied. The effect of Gd₂O₃ on phases, grain growth mode, and grain boundary cohesion was investigated. It was found that Gd₂O₃ could refine grain size, form compressive stress of the grain boundary, and promote the crystallization of CaAl12O19. The wear rate of this material was as low as 0.00052‰ (the Chinese industry standard wear rate is ≤0.15‰). The mechanisms for wear resistance of AGSCM ceramics were also determined.
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