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Phase transformation in nanometer-sized γ-alumina by mechanical milling

  • Yiguang Wang
  • , C. Suryanarayana
  • , Linan An*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Central Florida
  • The American Ceramic Society
  • Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline γ-alumina powders of 50-nm size were milled by high-energy ball milling. It was found that the pure γ-alumina phase showed great stability and did not transform to any other phase even after a long milling time. On the other hand, γ-alumina, which contained a small amount of the α7-alumina phase, showed a gradual phase transformation from γ- to α-alumina on milling. The phase transformation mechanism during milling appears to be nucleation and growth type and promoted by the α-alumina seed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)780-783
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume88
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

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