Effect of Liquid Content on the Abnormal Grain Growth of Alumina

Abstract
Alumina specimens with small amounts of CaO and TiO2 were prepared and their microstructural evolution during sintering was investigated. Because of the appearance of a liquid phase during sintering, a duplex microstructure of a few abnormal grains and fine matrix grains was obtained when the CaO + TiO2 content was small (≤0.04 wt%). When the CaO + TiO2 content was relatively high (≥0.1 wt%), many grains grew and impinged upon each other. As a result, a rather uniform and homogeneous microstructure was observed.

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