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Alumina composition, alumina molded article, alumina ceramics, and process for producing ceramics

US5672554A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1996
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01P2006/80
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An alumina composition, an alumina molded article, prepared from the alumina composition, an alumina ceramic prepared by sintering the alumina molded article, and a process for producing the ceramic; the alumina composition comprising .alpha.-alumina particles having a ratio of the shortest diameter to the longest diameter of from 0.3 to 1; and a size distribution of not more than 5, as expressed in terms of a D.sub.90 /D.sub.10 ratio, wherein D.sub.10 and D.sub.90 represent a cumulative 10% diameter and a cumulative 90% diameter, respectively, of a cumulative distribution depicted from the small diameter side, or comprising .alpha.-alumina particles having a polyhedral shape; a D/H ratio of from 0.5 to 3.0, wherein D represents a maximum particle diameter parallel to a hexagonal lattice plane of a hexagonal close-packed lattice of .alpha.-alumina, and H represents a particle diameter perpendicular to the lattice plane; and a size distribution of not more than 5, as expressed in terms of a D.sub.90 /D.sub.10 ratio, wherein D.sub.10 and D.sub.90 are as defined above.

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