CA2102656A1 - Abrasive grain comprising calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide - Google Patents
Abrasive grain comprising calcium oxide and/or strontium oxideInfo
- Publication number
- CA2102656A1 CA2102656A1 CA002102656A CA2102656A CA2102656A1 CA 2102656 A1 CA2102656 A1 CA 2102656A1 CA 002102656 A CA002102656 A CA 002102656A CA 2102656 A CA2102656 A CA 2102656A CA 2102656 A1 CA2102656 A1 CA 2102656A1
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- Prior art keywords
- oxide
- abrasive grain
- calcium
- strontium
- ceramic abrasive
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Abstract
Abstract of the Disclosure Alumina-based abrasive grain comprising rare earth oxide and calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide, and a method of making the same. The abrasive grain is useful in abrasive articles, such as coated abrasives, three-dimensional, low density abrasives, and bonded abrasives.
Description
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ABRASIVE GRAIN CONPRI8ING CALCIUM OXIDB -~
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to alumina-based ceramic comprising calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide, and a method of making the same.
De~criDtion of the Related Art The abra~ives industry generally concerns abrasive products comprising binder and a plurality of abrasive grain used to abrade a workpiece (e.g., stainless steel). Desirable abrasive grains are hard, tough and chemically resistant to the workpiece being abraded. The hardness property is associated with the abrasive grain not yielding from forces of grinding and not dulling. The toughness property is associated with strength and fracture ~`
resistance of the abrasive grain.
In general, it is known that inclusion of various materials within an alpha alumina-based abrasive grain will modify the characteristics of the grain. While additives are generally added to improve the properties of the abrasive grain, some additives are unintentionally present ~e.g., contaminants). For example, the inclusion of calcium (typically a~ a contaminate) at levels on the order of 0.07 percent by weight or more (usually 0.1 % or more) of calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO) is associated with the undesirable formation of relatively soft beta alumina, the effects of which is to provide a ceramic abrasive grain of relatively low hardness.
8ummary of tbe Invention The present invention provides a ceramic abrasive ~i grain comprising (a) an alpha alumina matrix; and (b) at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO and SrO), based on the total 21~2~'3i~ ~
ABRASIVE GRAIN CONPRI8ING CALCIUM OXIDB -~
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to alumina-based ceramic comprising calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide, and a method of making the same.
De~criDtion of the Related Art The abra~ives industry generally concerns abrasive products comprising binder and a plurality of abrasive grain used to abrade a workpiece (e.g., stainless steel). Desirable abrasive grains are hard, tough and chemically resistant to the workpiece being abraded. The hardness property is associated with the abrasive grain not yielding from forces of grinding and not dulling. The toughness property is associated with strength and fracture ~`
resistance of the abrasive grain.
In general, it is known that inclusion of various materials within an alpha alumina-based abrasive grain will modify the characteristics of the grain. While additives are generally added to improve the properties of the abrasive grain, some additives are unintentionally present ~e.g., contaminants). For example, the inclusion of calcium (typically a~ a contaminate) at levels on the order of 0.07 percent by weight or more (usually 0.1 % or more) of calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO) is associated with the undesirable formation of relatively soft beta alumina, the effects of which is to provide a ceramic abrasive grain of relatively low hardness.
8ummary of tbe Invention The present invention provides a ceramic abrasive ~i grain comprising (a) an alpha alumina matrix; and (b) at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO and SrO), based on the total 21~2~'3i~ ~
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weight of the ceramic abrasive grain, in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) (i.e., one or more reaction products) with aluminum oxide, and rare earth oxide selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Pr203, Sm203, Eu203, Ho203, La203, Gd203, Dy203, Ce203, Nd203, and Er203, respectively), the crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a pha6e within the alpha alumina matrix, the ceramic abrasive grain having an average hardness of at lea~t 17 GPa. Preferably, sub6tantially all of the calcium oxide and strontium oxide present is in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide. More preferably, essentially all of the calcium oxide and strontium oxide present is in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention comprising calcium oxide does not, in general, possess the unde~irable characteristic6 associated with beta alumina formation. During formation of the abrasive grain according to the present invention, calcium (if present) in the grain precur~or reacts with aluminum oxide and rare sarth oxid~ to form reaction product~6) comprising a cry~talline ~tructure. Generally, these reaction products are separate phase(6) within the alpha alumina matrix.
When it is said that the abrasive grain includes, for example, calcium oxide, rare earth oxide, etc., it is meant that the abrasive grain includes the presence of those components, not that such an oxide is present itself.
For example, some of the calcium oxide may be present, for example, as CaO, while some may be present, for example, in a reaction product(s) (including some as beta alumina).
Alternatively, all the calcium oxide may be present as -reaction product(s).
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weight of the ceramic abrasive grain, in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) (i.e., one or more reaction products) with aluminum oxide, and rare earth oxide selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Pr203, Sm203, Eu203, Ho203, La203, Gd203, Dy203, Ce203, Nd203, and Er203, respectively), the crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a pha6e within the alpha alumina matrix, the ceramic abrasive grain having an average hardness of at lea~t 17 GPa. Preferably, sub6tantially all of the calcium oxide and strontium oxide present is in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide. More preferably, essentially all of the calcium oxide and strontium oxide present is in the form of a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention comprising calcium oxide does not, in general, possess the unde~irable characteristic6 associated with beta alumina formation. During formation of the abrasive grain according to the present invention, calcium (if present) in the grain precur~or reacts with aluminum oxide and rare sarth oxid~ to form reaction product~6) comprising a cry~talline ~tructure. Generally, these reaction products are separate phase(6) within the alpha alumina matrix.
When it is said that the abrasive grain includes, for example, calcium oxide, rare earth oxide, etc., it is meant that the abrasive grain includes the presence of those components, not that such an oxide is present itself.
For example, some of the calcium oxide may be present, for example, as CaO, while some may be present, for example, in a reaction product(s) (including some as beta alumina).
Alternatively, all the calcium oxide may be present as -reaction product(s).
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In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for making a preferred abrasive grain, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor comprising:
(i) a sufficient amount of Ca/Sr material (i.e., one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or mixtures thereof) to provide when the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor is converted to alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain includes ceramic at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or mixtures thereof, based on the total weight of alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Cao and SrO);
(ii) rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Pr203, Sm203, Eu203, Ho203, La203, Gd203, ~Y203, Ce203, Nd203, and Er203, respectively); the rare earth material being provided in an amount sufficient to react during sintering with substantially all of the Ca/8r material present in the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive precursor to form a crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within a resulting alpha alumina matrix, the phase~s) comprising aluminum oxide, rare earth oxide, and one of calcium oxide, strontium 30 oxide, or a combination thereof; and - -(b) heating (e.g., sintering and, if necessary, calcining before sintering) the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor to provide an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain comprising at least 0.07 percent by 3s weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of the abrasive grain, therein in a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, the ;,'. ', ' ' ' ,~ "''' ''' ' ' : ~ ' ', ' ' , ' ' ' ' ,.~
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One advantage of the method of the present invention is that it, as described, allows for the presence of calcium and/or strontium in the abrasive grain precursor because, during sintering, these materials are taken up into a crystalline form which does not interfere with development of the desired hard, dense, alpha alumina ceramic product.
An advantage offered by the presence of the rare earth material is that a "rare earth oxide-aluminum oxide-calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide" phase (8) is formed during sintering rather than, for example, calcium and/or strontium beta alumina. Calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide can be introduced into the ceramic precursor at any cGnvenient time during preparation thereof, including as a contaminant within other components or within processing water, and/or as CaO, SrO, and/or a precursor thereof, although ~trontium is less likely to be present as a contaminant.
The use of language such as "reacting or taking up substantially all of the Ca/Sr material" in the reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth material means that a sufficient amount of Ca/Sr material react~ with alu~lnum oxide and rare earth material during ~intering to avoid significant deleterious effects on hardness or similar physical properties of the resulting ceramic, which would otherwise be associated with the presence of the Ca/Sr material therein without such a reaction(s) taking ~ -30 place. In general, the negative effects of calcium ~ -presence, for example, are not observed until the level of calcium material within the ceramic precursor is in an amount sufficient to provide the (sintered,) ceramic abrasive grain with about 0.07 percent calcium oxide by weight or more, based on the total weight of the ceramic abrasive grain (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO). For example, if about 0.07 percent or more of calcium oxide remains unreacted with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, no significant negative effects on the 2 ~ 3 ~
resulting ceramic are observed, and "substantially all" of the Ca/Sr material will be considered to have been reacted.
A similar analysis applies for any strontium oxide present.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention may further comprise "other modifying oxide additives"
which provide desired physical and/or chemical properties to the resulting ceramic abrasive grain. Such modifying additives, which are preferably present in the amount of 0.1 percent by weight or more, based on the total weight of the ceramic abrasive grain, can be selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as MgO, Y2O3, ZnO, ZrO2, Nio~ Tio2~ HfO2, sio2, CoO, Cr2O3, and Fe203, respectively). More preferably, such modifiers are present in the range from about 0.1 to about 5 percent by weight.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention are useful in abrasive products (e.g., coated abrasives, three-dimensional, low density ("nonwoven") abrasives, cutoff wheels, and grinding wheels).
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FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of a coated abrasive product including abrasive grain according to the present invention therein;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bonded abrasive product including abrasive grain according to the present invention therein; -FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a nonwoven abrasive product incorporating abrasive grain according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a scanning electron photomicrograph of abrasive grain according to the present invention (Example 4) taken at 10,000X; and , . . ., ~, - - -, - -: - - , . . -, .
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D~tailed DescriDtion of the Invention Abrasive grain according to the present invention is typically hard (e.g., has a hardness of about 17 GPa or more) and tough (e.g., has toughness of at least 3 MPa-m%
or more).
Herein the terms "abrasive grain," "ceramic grain," or variants thereof, are used to refer to the granular abrasive material after it ha~ been prepared (sintered) for inclusion in an abrasive product. The terms "base grit," "base grit material," and "abrasive grain precursor," or variants thereof, are used to refer to ceramic grain precursor which, when sintered or calcined and Rintered, provide (ceramic) abrasive grain.
Prepar-tion of Abrasive Grain Accor~ing to the Present Invention Th- Ba-- arit-The base grits are generally made by preparing a dispersion of alumina hydrate, which is dried to provide base grit material. The dried dispersion can be crushed to produce particles. Alternatively, the dispersion can be only partially dried, 6haped, and then further dried to base grit material. The base grit material is converted to abrasive grain by sintering. Optionally, the base grits can be classified and/or modified prior to the sintering ~ -process. The base grit material can be initially formed (e.g., from a dispersion) with calcium oxide, strontium oxide, and/or other oxide(s) (i.e., rare earth material and/or other modifying additives) included therein; and/or the base grit material can be modified after its initial formation to incorporate such materials.
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processes. Such processes, for example, are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,574,003 (Gerk), 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), and 4,314,827 (Leitheiser et al.), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,623,364 (Cottringer). Modifications to the processes in order to achieve the improved product of the present invention are indicated herein.
Preparation of the base grits by a sol-gel process typically involves first preparing a dispersion comprising from about 2 to about 60% by weight alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate ~typically boehmite), although other hydrates may be used. The weight percent is based on a total of hydrate plus liquid carrier, without regard to ad~uvants or additives. The boehmite can be prepared from various conventional techniques or it can be acquired commercially. Suitable boehmite is commercially available under the trade designations "DISPERAL" from Condea Chemie, GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, and "CATAPAL" from Vista Chemical Co., Houston, TX. These aluminum oxide monohydrates are in alpha form, are relatively pure (including relatively little, if any, hydrate phases other than monohydrate), and have high surface area.
Although the liquid carrier may be a non-polar organic carrier ~e.g., heptane or hexane), the liquid carrier is typically water ~including deionized water).
Generally the di~per~ion (with respect to all components) contains at least 10% by weight liquid carrier, preferably, between about 30 and about 80% by weight liquid carrier. `
A peptizing agent may be used in the boehmite dispersion to produce a more stable hydrosol or colloidal dispersion. Monoprotic acids which may be used as the peptizing agent include acetic, hydrochloric, formic, and nitric acids. Nitric acid is the preferred peptizing agent. Multiprotic acids are generally avoided because they tend to rapidly gel the dispersion, making it difficult to handle or to mix in additional components.
Some commercial sources of boehmite contain an acid titer (e.g., acetic, formic, or nitric acid) to assist in forming a stable dispersion.
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Exact proportions of these components present in the sol-gel dispersions (for grit formation) are not critical to the principles of the present invention and thus can be varied to convenience.
The dispersion may contain a nucleating material in an amount effective to enhance the transformation to alpha alumina. The term "nucleating material" as used herein refers to a nucleating agent or precursor thereof.
Suitable nucleating materials include fine particles of alpha alumina, alpha ferric oxide or its precursor, titanates or their precursors, chromium oxide or its precursor, and other materials which can nucleate the transformation of the base grits during sintering.
Nucleating such dispersions is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,802 (Schwabel) 4,964,883 (Morris), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), and 5,219,806 (Wood).
It has been determined that in many instances it i5 desirable to include zirconium oxide and/or cerium oxide in abrasive grain precursor to achieve a ceramic abrasive grain with improved properties. It has been found that when cerium oxide and/or zirconium oxide are to be included, they are preferably introduced as sols in the dispersion of alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate. For additional details, see PCT Appln. Nos. PCT/US93/08988 and PCT/US93/08987.
The pH of the dispersion effects how fast the dispersion thickens or gels. Typically, the pH should be in the range of about 1.5 to about 4. In general, the lower the pH, the higher the rate of gelation. The addition of the modifier precursor generally results in gelation of the dispersion.
Shaping of the gel, which is optional, may be accomplished by conventional means such as pressing, molding, coating, extrusion, cutting, or some combination of those steps, with drying. It may be done in steps, for example, by first forming a plastic mass of the partially ~-dried dispersion through extrusion. The resulting plastic mass is shaped by any convenient method such as pressing, molding, or extrusion, and then dried to produce the .. .
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desired shape, for example, a rod, pyramid, disk, diamond, cone, or similar shape. Irregularly-shaped abrasive grain products are conveniently formed by depositing the dispersion in any convenient size and shape of drying vessel (e.g., a pan-shaped vessel) and drying, typically at a temperature below the frothing temperature of the dispersion.
Whether shaped or not, the disper~ion or gelled dispersion is generally dried (e.g., dewatered) to a solid.
Conventional means may be utilized to dry the dispersion.
Air drying steps may be used, as well as various dewatering methods. Dryinq can be accomplished, $or example, in a forced air oven at a temperature in the range of about 50C
to about 200C, preferably between about 75C and about 15 12SC. Generally, the gelled dispersion is heated slowly - `
during drying to inhibit frothing.
After the dispersion is dry, it may be crushed or shaped through any suitable means. Examples of crushing techniques include use of a hammer mill, ball mill, or roll crusher. Any method of comminuting the solid can be used, and the term "crushing" is meant to refer to any such ~;
method. In general, a wide variety of partic}e sizes, i.e., about 10 to about 4000 micrometers, may be used as base grits. Generally a selected size range is isolated ~or any given use. Classification steps such as screening may be u6ed to obtain selected particle sizes or size fractions. It is noted that sintering, or calcining and sintering, generally leads to particle shrinkage on the order of about 33% of linear dimension. This should be taken into consideration during fraction selection.
In typical applications, it will be preferred to calcine the base grit material to remove water or other volatiles. If the grits are formed using a non-polar organic solvent as the liquid carrier, a calcining step is typically not needed.
During calcining, essentially all of the volatiles are removed from the grit precursor. Also, any modifier precursors that were present in the dispersion and which are now retained within the grit precursor are . .
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During calcining, the base grits are generally heated to a temperature between about 400C and about 1000C, preferably about 400C to about 800C. The base grits are held within the temperature range until the free water and preferably over about 9o wt-~ of any bound volatiles are removed. Further, if the grit precursor contains a modifier precursor, the base grits are preferably calcined for a period of time sufficient to achieve essentially complete conversion of the modifier precursor to oxide.
The ~esulting calcined base grits are porous particles.
Incorporation of Ca/8r Naterial and Rare Earth Material and, Optionally~ Other Oxide Material (8) into the Base ~rits According to the present invention, the base grits are modified by the inclusion therein of Ca/Sr material and rare earth material, and, optionally, other oxide(s). The step of modification with respect to each component (independently or together) can be conducted either during base grit formation (e.g., by additions to a dispersion) and/or following base grit formation.
In general, it is desirable to incorporate an effective amount of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide and certain other metal oxide(s) to achieve improvement in the resulting abrasive grain. Improvement is generally measured by comparison of the hardness, toughness, density or performance of abrasive material made with incorporation 30 of the added material (i.e., Ca/Sr material) to abrasive :
grain without the added material. Alternatively, the improvement may be that calcium and/or strontium contaminant can be tolerated without significant loss -~
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In typical applications, improvement will be found if the base grit material is provided with sufficient amounts of the components so that the final (sintered) ceramic abrasive grain comprises about 70 to about 99.8% by weight, preferably, about 80 to about 99%, most preferably, : -, - - :
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The stoichiometric ratio between calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or both, and rare earth oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as described above) with aluminum oxide will have an effect on the properties (and microstructure) of the resulting product. In particular, excess calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide is to be avoided because (calcium and strontium) beta alumina tends to form.
Rare earth material, Ca/Sr material, if specifically added, and other modifying additives (e.g., magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide! zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, and combinations thereof) may be introduced by adding the oxide and/or a precursor thereof (e.g., a salt such as a nitrate salt) into the dispersion of aluminum monohydrate during the base grit formation, and/or introducing the precursor thereof into the base grits after their formation (typically after calcining of the base grits) through impregnation. Preferably, the rare earth material, Ca/Sr material, if specifically added, and other modifying additives (if added) are introduced by impregnation of a salt solution into base grit material. A reason for this is that if precursor salt is introduced during the sol-gel process (i.e., in the dispersion of alpha alumina monohydrate), migration of the salt(s) during drying may . -.. ~ ~ . . . ..
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Introduction of oxide precursors into the sol-gel involves mixing an appropriate oxide precursor (e.g., metal salt) into *he dispersion. The calcium oxide precursor may be, for example, a calcium alkylate, typically calcium formate or calcium acetate, or a salt such as calcium nitrate. Such salts are water soluble, and, thus, can be readily mixed into the dispersion in the sol-gel process, provided the liquid carrier is water (including deionized water). The most readily available chemical forms of rare earth material are typically the oxides, which are converted to the salts (modifier precursors) by reaction with an excess of concentrated nitric acid to produce a nitrate solution. The nitrate solution can be readily introduced into the dispersion of the sol-gel process ~ ;
through mixing. For additional details of adding modifiers -and their uses in abrasive grains, see, for example, U.S.
Pat. Nos. 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), 4,770,671 (Monroe), and 4,881,951 (Wood). Further, for details of the incorporation of nucleating materials, see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,802 (Schwabel), 4,964,883 (Morris), 5,164,348 (Wood), and 5,219,806 (Wood).
Base grits prepared according to the sol-gel proce6s are porous, i.e., they generally have pores about 7-9 nanometers in size (diameter) extending therein from an outer surface. When mixed with a liquid carrier (including deionized water) containing dissolved metal salt therein, ~-the metal salt can impregnate the pores through capillary action. When dried and calcined, the impregnate (metal oxide precursors) will be converted to the metal oxides.
In general, all that is required for introduction of metal oxide precursor through the impregnation process is a mixing of an appropriate amount of carrier liquid with the base qrits. Generally, enough liquid carrier should be used to give substantial saturation ~at least 70%
saturation) of the grits. When the base grits are prepared according to the sol-gel process described above, wherein the base grits are derived from an aqueous dispersion of .. . ..
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"DISPERAL" boehmite, about 50 ml or more of liquid carrier with impregnate dissolved therein should be mixed with each 100 grams of base grits. If the ratio is within the 50 to 60 ml per 100 gram range, in general all of the dissolved oxide precursor will impregnate the base grits (i.e., excess solution is preferably avoided). From the above -descriptions, it will be understood that when impregnation is used, the modifier (or modifier precursor) will be preferentially partitioned toward outer parts of the abrasive grain. Introduction of various materials into ba~e grits by an impregnation proces~ i5 generally de~cribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,164,348 ~Wood).
For impregnation of dried gel, the liquid medium ~hould be selected such that the dried gel is not dissolved by it. For example, a dried gel derived from an aqueous gel will dissolve in water. A suitable liquid medium for an impregnating solution for a dried gel derived from an aqueous gel may be a non-polar solvent. Alternatively, when a dried gel is calcined, the liquid medium for impregnation can be water.
Abrasive grains according to the present invention may further comprise a surface coating (i.e., a coating covering the sintered core). Typically, the coating will compri~e metal ~or semimetallic) oxide, most typically zirconia, silica or alumina (e.g., alpha alumina, tran~itional alumina, or hydrated alumina). Any of a variety of coating methods may be utilized, including the one~ described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 1,910,440 (Nicholson), 3,041,156 (Rowse), 5,009,675 (Kunz), 4,997,461 (Markhoff-Matheny), and 5,042,991 (Kunz). The preparation of the coating may include the use of nucleating material. In some instances, a preferred coating, not described in the above-cited references, may be applied to the base grits by addition of a dispersion or suspension carrying inorganic particulates (typically metal oxides) therein to the base grits. A coating formed from inorganic particulates in this manner is described in U.S.
Pat. No. 5,213,591 (Celikkaya) and PCT Appln. No.
PCT/US93/06689.
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The principal step of converting the base grit (uncalcined dried gel or calcined dried gel) to abrasive grain is sintering to form the ceramic abrasive grain comprising alpha alumina and at least one of calcium oxide or strontium oxide reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide.
Sintering of the grain may be accomplished through a variety of conventional processes. Typically the sintering will be conducted at a temperature between about 1200C and 1650C for a time sufficient to complete the conversion of the precursor to the abrasive grain.
Generally, the sintering step comprises the conversion of a}pha alumina precursor (e.g., transitional alumina) to alpha alumina and calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide form 15 reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide `
(and oxide modifier~s), if present). Although the length of time to which the treated base grit should be exposed to sintering temperatures may be varied depending upon factors such as the precise composition of the grit, generally sintering can be accomplished within a time period of a few seconds to about 120 minutes. Sintering of various types of base grit is described in general in U.S. Pat. No.
4,314,827 (Leitheiser et al.). The techniques of sintering described in that reference may be applied to grit prepared according to the present invention.
~h- R-~ulting Abrasive Grain Certain preferred abrasive grain according to the ~-present invention is depicted in the electron photomicrograph of FIG. 4. The electron photomicrographs of FIGS. 4 and 5 are fractured surfaces with no thermal etch. The abrasive grain of FIG. 4 contained by weight 95.1% aluminum oxide, 3.7% neodvmium oxide, and 1.2%
calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Al2O3, Nd2O3, and CaO, respectively, based on the total weight of the abrasive grain), without regard to phases present. The abrasive grain of FIG. 4 was prepared according to Example 4. Referring to FIG. 4, there is 2 ~
evidence of platelets. The formation of these platelets is attributable to the presence of calcium oxide and generally comprises crystalline reaction product including aluminum oxide, neodymium oxide, and calcium oxide. The abrasive grain of FIG. 5 (Comparative A) contained 95.1% aluminum oxide, 4.9% neodymium oxide, and 0% calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Al2O3, Nd2O3, and CaO, respectively). For the sample of FIG. 5, there is no evidence of any platelets. The small white particles in FIG. 5 comprise NdAlO~.
In general, the platelets result from the reaction of' aluminum oxide, Ca/Sr material, rare earth material, and, optionally, a divalent metal cation material capable of forming a spinel to provide a phase(s) having a magnetoplumbite structure. It is believed that the presence of the platelets, which are dispersed with the alpha alumina matrix, inhibit crack propagation through the abrasive grain.
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The combination of alpha alumina and a reaction product of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide, aluminum oxide, and rare earth oxide results in an abrasive grain exhibiting desirable abrading characteristics, especially by comparison to àbrasive grain containing alpha alumina and calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide without the reaction product. Evidence of this is provided in the examples described in detail below. Although not wanting to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that attainment of advantage is related to utilization of the components, in addition to the alpha alumina, to develop preferred microstructures for hard, dense ceramic grain.
More specifically, during sintering of base grit material to form ceramic abrasive grain, transitional alumina(s) is transformed to alpha alumina. During sintering, the Ca/Sr material can react with rare earth material and aluminum oxide to form a reaction product~s).
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The ratios of various metal oxides (or oxide precur~or~) in the abrasive grain precursor have a ~ignificant effect on which reaction product is formed.
For example, abrasive grain comprising the sintered reaction product of a precursor containing aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, and lanthanum oxide may comprise an alpha alumina pha~Q and a CaLaAl04 phase.
Further, Ca/Sr material is capable of reacting with aluminum oxide to form CaAl~20l9 or SrAll20l9, respectively (i.e., beta alumina phases). Such materials are relatively soft and do not always sinter properly to provide desirable densification. As long as calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide are not present in stoichiometric excess relative to the rare earth oxide for formation of the crystalline reaction product, no significant problem is presented. A reason for this is that it appears that the rare earth reaction product(s) (e.g., SrllLn~Al~2~0~9~;
Sr~Ln~Al~2~0l9; Ca~Ln~Al~2~0~9~; and Ca~xLn~Al~2~0~9) preferentially form.
Moreover, the rare earth material may react only with aluminum oxide (rather than both aluminum oxide and ,., ~ . - - ~ . , Ca/Sr material) to form a secondary phase. In particular, praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, -cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures of two or more thereof, typically react with aluminum oxide to form garnet, beta alumina, or a perovskite phase.
The rare earth material and divalent metal cations (e.g., ions of Mg, Ni, Zn, or Co), if present, react with aluminum oxide to form hexagonal rare earth aluminates represented by the formula LnMAl~0~9, wherein Ln is a trivalent metal ion such as La, Nd, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd or Eu; M iB the divalent metal cation; Al is aluminum; and 0 is oxygen. Such a reaction product is generally present in the sintered abrasive grain microstructure as platelets.
The platelets typically having a diameter of about 0.5 to 1 micrometer and a thickness of about 0.05 micrometer.
Further, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, and magnesium oxide typically form a spinel structure with aluminum oxide (e.g., MgAl204).
The density of abrasive grain according to the present invention typically is about 90 percent (or more) of theoretical, preferably, about 95 percent (or more~.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention generally have an average hardnes6 of about 17 GPa or more.
Preferably, the hardness is at least 18 GPa, more preferably, at least 20 GPa.
The above observations and the results of the following examples in detailed description are summarized by the following principles:
1. The presence of calcium (or strontium), for example, as calcia, strontia, or precursor(s) thereof, in a ceramic abrasive grain precursor is generally associated with the formation of a relatively soft, undesirable abrasive grain on sintering. The phenomenon is in part manifested through the formation of beta alumina. For this reason, conventional techniques for the formation -'" ''' , ''; . ' ~', ', , ! ;. - : - :
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and SrO), and i8 typically quite pronounced at about 0.1%.
2. According to the present invention, Ca/Sr material, if present in the alumina-based abrasive grain precursor, can, upon sintering, be -rendered in a form such that it does not undesirably effect the hardness and/or toughness of the resulting sintered ceramic abrasive grain.
In general, a method of effecting this is to react the Ca/Sr material to form a crystalline ~tructure that will form a separate phase within the alpha alumina matrix of the sintered ceramic.
Thls can be done, for example, by providing a ~u~ficient amount of rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium -;
oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof, to ensure formation of crystalline reaction product with substantially all of the calcium and/or strontium. Levels of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide of about 2 percent by weight (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO
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3. In general, to achieve control of the undesirable effects from calcium and/or strontium abrasive grain precursor, at least a stoichiometric amount of rare earth material for reaction with the Ca/Sr material is needed.
Preferably, a stoichiometric excess of the rare earth material i8 provided. In this manner, even a relatively large amount of Ca/Sr material in the abrasive grain precursor can be tolerated.
4. Provision of calcium and/or strontium in an abrasive grain formulation, including aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide therein, can result in a ceramic abrasive grain having improved performance, provided the calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide is present in an amount less than exce~s, with respect to formation of reaction product with rare earth oxide. In other words, performance of the abrasive grain is improved when reaction product of Ca/Sr material with rare earth material i~ present, by comparieon to performance in the absence of any such reaction product containing calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide.
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as described herein. `m One type of abrasive product according to the present invention is a coated abrasive which comprises a backing (substrate) with abrasive grains, as described herein, adhered thereto by binder. ~he backing may be cloth, polymeric film, fiber, nonwoven web, paper, combinations thereof, or treated versions thereof. A
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The abrasive grains may be applied in one layer or a plurality of layers. Preferred methods of making coated abrasives are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,734,104 (~roberg) and 4,737,163 ~Larkey). ~ - -An example of a coated abrasive product is provided in FIG. 1 at reference numeral 1. Referring thereto, backing (substrate) 2 has abrasive layer 3 comprising abrasive grain 4 secured to a major surface of backing 2 by make coat 5 and size coat 6~ In some instances, a supersize coat, not shown, may be used.
Bonded abrasive products ~e.g., grinding wheels and cutoff wheels) according to the present invention generally comprise shaped masses of abrasive grain, described herein, held together by a binder. Conventional binders for grinding wheels include organic, metallic, or vitrified binder. In FIG. 2, grinding wheel 10 is depicted comprising abrasive grain 11 molded in a wheel and mounted on hub 12. For additional details in the preparation of grinding wheels see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,461 (Markhoff-Matheny). Cutoff wheels can be made using conventional techniques known in the art. Binders for cutoff wheels include organic binder.
Nonwoven abrasive products incorporating abrasive grains according to the present in~ention typically compri~e an open porous lofty polymer ~ilament structure having the abrasive grains of the invention distributed throughout the fiber structure and bonded therein by an organic binder. Typical fibrous filament structures usable 30 with such constructions comprise polyamides, polyesters and ~;
polypropylenes. In FIG. 3, a schematic depiction, enlarged about lOOX, of a typical nonwoven abrasive article is provided. The article comprises fibrous mat 50 as a ~
substrate onto which abrasive grain 52 are adhered by `
3s binder 54. For additional details in the preparation of nonwoven abrasive products see, for example, U.S. Pat. No.
2,958,593 (Hoover et al.).
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binder and abrasive grains or particles therein. A wide variety of binders may be utilized in abrasive products according to the present invention, including conventional ones. Useful organic binders include phenolic, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, polyester resins, glue, aminoplast resins, epoxy resins, acrylate resins, urethane resins and combinations thereof. The binder may include inorganic particulates such as grinding aids or fillers. Examples of such grinding aids include cryolite, ammonium cryolite, potassium tetrafluoroborate, polyvinyl chloride, sulfur and sodium chloride. Examples of fillers include calcium carbonate, silica and calcium metasilicate.
Abrasive products or articles according to the present invention may contain, as particulate material therein, 100% abrasive grains which have been prepared or improved according to the descriptions herein. In addition, or alternatively, abrasive articles may contain a blend of abrasive grains according to the present invention with conventional abrasive grains or diluent grains.
Conventional abrasive grains usable in this fashion include fused aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, garnet, fused alumina, diamond, cubic boron nitride, fused alumina-zirconia, and other sol-gel abrasive grains (see, e.g., U.8. Pat. Nos. 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), 4,574,003 (Gerk), 5,011,508 (Wald), 4,518,397 (LQithei~er et al.), and 4,314,827 (Leitheiser)). Diluent grains include marble, gypsum, and glass. Abrasive grains according to the present invention may be combined with -abrasive agglomerates (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,799,939 ~ ~-(Bloecher et al.)).
Objects and advantages of this invention are further illustrated by the following examples, but the particular materials and amounts thereof recited in these examples, as well as other conditions and details, should not be construed to unduly limit this invention. All parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
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All abrasive grain formulations are based upon weight on a theoretical elemental oxide basis, without regard to phases present. After the abrasive grains were made, they were incorporated into coated abrasive fibre discs which were made according to the described procedure.
In some of the examples, the performance of the abrasive grain was stated as percent of a control (i.e., the total amount of metal removed for the control example was equated to 100% and that for the abrasive grain of the examples was measured relative to the 100%).
In some instances, the density, hardness or toughness were measured for the abrasive grains. The hardne6s was measured using the general procedures of ASTM
Test Method E384 ("Test Method For Microhardness of Materials," 1991 Annual ~ooks of ASTM Standards, Sec. 3, vol. 3.01, pp. 463-68). The toughness was measured using the general procedures described in "Equilibrium Penny-Like Cracks in Indentation Fracture," J. Mat. Sci., 10, 1974, pp. 2016-24. The Vickers microhardness of the abrasive grain were measured using a conventional microhardness tester with a diamond indenter (commercially available under the trade de~ignation "MINILOAD 2 MICROHARDNESS
TESTER" from Leitz of Germany). Mounted abrasive grain samples were polished using conventional techniques to provide a 1 micrometer polished surface. The indenter (a highly polished pointed square pyramidal diamond with a face angle of 136 degrees) was brought into contact gradually and smoothly with the sample to be measured. The predetermined load was 500 grams. Reported values were an average of at least 5 measurements.
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The densitie~ were determined using a Micromeritics (Norcross, GA) AccuPyc 1330 helium pycnometer.
G-neral ~rocedure for Mak~ng the Abrasive Grain The following were continuously dispersed together using a high shear mixer: 69.8 parts of approximately 60C deionized water, 2.3 parts of technical grade (i.e., 70%) nitric acid, and 28.5 parts alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate powder (commercially available under the trade designation ~DISPERAL" from Condea Chemie GmbH of Hamburg, Germany). The resulting sol was dried over a 24 hour period starting at about 100C and increasing the temperature to about 180C. The dried 801 wa~ a friable solid that wa~ then crushed using a hammermill and then a roll crusher. The particles were then screened using screens having 1 mm openings and 0.125 mm openings, respectively. The screened particles were then calcined using a conventional rotary calciner to provide calcined particles substantially free of bound volatiles. The hot zone of the calciner was between 700-750C and the residence time was about 20 min.
Impregnation solutions were prepared which contained deionized water and the metal salts specified below. If calcium oxide was to be present in the sintered (ceramic) abrasive grain, Ca(N03)24H20 powder was added to deionized water. The other impregnation solutions were prepared by first providing an initial aqueous solution having a sufficient amount of precursor to provide, on a theoretical oxide basis, 28% oxide. For example, for ~i ~ . . ., -,: ,. - ,: : " .
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The impregnation solution and the calcined particles were thoroughly mixed together to cause the solution to be impregnated i~to the calcined particles by capillary action. The outer sur~aces of the resulting impregnated particles were dried in a conventional forced air tumble dryer. The surface dried particles were calcined at about 650C in a conventional rotary calciner. If multiple impregnations were done, the calcined (non-sintered) particles would be allowed to cool, impregnated again with the desired impregnation solutions, and calcined. Next, the calcined, impregnated particles were sintered for several minutes at about 1400C using a conventional rotary 20 kiln. The product exited the kiln into room temperature ~-~
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The abrasive grain were incorporated into coated abrasive products which were then tested for abrasiveness.
The coated abrasive products were made according to conventional coated abrasive-making procedures. A grade 50 abrasive grain was prepared by blending S0% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 45 mesh U.S. standard screen and 50% by weight of abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 50 mesh U.S. standard screen. Likewise, a grade 36 abrasive grain was prepared by blending 50% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 25 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen and 50% by weight of abrasive grains that passed through a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 35 mesh U.S.
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Test Procedure I
The coated abrasive disc was mounted on a beveled aluminum back-up pad and used to grind the face of a 1.25 cm by 18 cm 1018 mild steel workpiece. The disc was driven at S,500 rpm while the portion of the disc overlaying the bQveled edge o~ the back-up pad contacted the workpiece with a load of about 6 kg. Each disc was used to grind a separate workpiece for a one-minute interval. The total cut wa~ the summation of the amount of the workpiece removed for each of 12 one-minute intervals. The initial cut was the amount of metal removed in the first minute of grinding. The final cut was the amount of metal removed in the last minute of the test. There were about four discs per Example tested. The error associated with the test was about +/-5%.
Test Proae~ure II
A 17.8 cm diameter test coated abrasive disc with a 2.2 cm mounting hole was attached to a 16.5 cm diameter, 1.57 mm thick hard, phenolic backup pad which was in turn mounted onto a 15.2 cm diameter steel flange. The mounted disc was rotated counterclockwise at 3550 rpm. The 1.8 mm peripheral edge of a 25 cm diameter 304 stainless steel disc (workpiece) deployed 12 from a position normal to the abrasive disc and rotated counterclockwise at 2 rpm was placed into contact with the abrasive face of the abrasive disc under a load of about 4 kg. The workpiece was weighed at the start of the test and at 120-second intervals to determine the amount of stainless steel removed (i.e., abraded). The test endpoint was 12 minutes.
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1 96.8 2.4 0 0.8 2 96.8 0 2.4 0.8 3 95.1 3.7 0 1.2 4 93-5 4.9 0 1.6 Comp. A 95.1 4.9 0 0 The abrasive grain were then screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into fiber discs. The abrasive grain for Comparative Example B was a grade 36 alumina-based, sol-gel derived abrasive grain comprising 95.6% aluminum oxide, 1.1% lanthanum oxide, 1.1% neodymium oxide, 1.1%
magnesium oxide, and 1.1% yttrium oxide (commercially available under the trade designation "321 CUBITRON" from the 3M Company of St. Paul, MN). The fibre discs were te~ted according to Test Procedure I. The test results and den~ity and hardness data are stated in Table 2, below.
Tabl- 2 T-st Results Example Hardness, Density, Total cut, GPa a/cm3 arams 1 18.7 3.81 1100 2 19.9 3.73 1066 3 20.6 3.86 1290 4 19.3 3.88 1129 Comp. A 22.3 3.94 911 Comp. B 22.3 3.91 1133 The toughness of the Example 3 abrasive grain was about 4.3 MPa mm. The toughness of the Comparative Example A abrasive grain was about 3.6 MPa-m~n.
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The abrasive grain for Examples 5-8 and Comparative Example C were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. The impregnation solutions contained magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate. The amount of the impregnation solution was such that the sintered abrasive grain had the compositions given in Table 3, below.
~abl- 3 Abrasive Grain Formulations Parts Parts Parts Parts Parts Example Al~03 ~a O~ Nd~03 Y7O3 MaO CaO. ppm Comp. C 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 200 6 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1000 7 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3000 8 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 6000 The abrasive grain of Examples 5-8 contained calcium oxide, whereas Comparative Example C did not contain calcium oxide. For Examples 5-8, after the impregnation, drying and calcining steps, the resulting particles were impregnated a second time with a calcium nitrate solution. These impregnated particles were calcined and sintered.
The abrasive grain were screened to a grade 50 and incorporated into a fiber disc. The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure II. The test results and density and hardness data are reported in Table 4, below.
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The abrasive grain for Examples 9-13 and Comparative Example D were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. For Examples 9-13, the impregnation solution contained calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate. For Comparative Example D, the impregnation solution contained magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate.
The ~intered abrasive grain compositions are listed below in Table 5, below.
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30 11 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3000 12 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 6000 13 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 10000 The abrasive grains were screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into a fiber disc. The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure II. The test results and density and hardness data are reported in Table 6, below.
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Table 6 Test Re~ults Example Hardness, Density, Total cut, GPa q/cm3 qEams comp. D 20 3.89 249 9 20.6 3.86 225 21.2 3.88 222 11 21.6 3.87 239 ~-12 20.8 3.87 230 13 19.4 3.83 227 The abrasive grain of Examples 9-13 and Comparative D were examined under a scanning electron microscope. It appeared that the calcium oxide addition resulted in the formation of more platelets per unit area at the magnification observed (i.e., 25,000X).
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The abrasive grain for Examples 14-19 and Comparative Example E were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. The abrasive grain formulations are reported in Table 7, below.
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14 96 3.2 0 0.8 94.5 4.7 0 0.8 16 95.2 3.2 0 1.6 17 93.7 4.7 0 1.6 18 95.1 3.7 0 1.2 19 95.4 3.S 1.1 0 Comp. E 94 0 6 o The abrasive grain of Example 19 and Comparative Example E contained strontium oxide. The strontium oxide source was strontium nitrate and was introduced via impregnating solutions. The abrasive grain were then screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into fiber discs.
The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure I.
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invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this --invention, and it should be understood that this invention i8 not to be unduly limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein.
(a) providing an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor comprising:
(i) a sufficient amount of Ca/Sr material (i.e., one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or mixtures thereof) to provide when the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor is converted to alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain includes ceramic at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or mixtures thereof, based on the total weight of alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Cao and SrO);
(ii) rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Pr203, Sm203, Eu203, Ho203, La203, Gd203, ~Y203, Ce203, Nd203, and Er203, respectively); the rare earth material being provided in an amount sufficient to react during sintering with substantially all of the Ca/8r material present in the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive precursor to form a crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within a resulting alpha alumina matrix, the phase~s) comprising aluminum oxide, rare earth oxide, and one of calcium oxide, strontium 30 oxide, or a combination thereof; and - -(b) heating (e.g., sintering and, if necessary, calcining before sintering) the alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor to provide an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain comprising at least 0.07 percent by 3s weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of the abrasive grain, therein in a crystalline reaction product(s) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, the ;,'. ', ' ' ' ,~ "''' ''' ' ' : ~ ' ', ' ' , ' ' ' ' ,.~
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One advantage of the method of the present invention is that it, as described, allows for the presence of calcium and/or strontium in the abrasive grain precursor because, during sintering, these materials are taken up into a crystalline form which does not interfere with development of the desired hard, dense, alpha alumina ceramic product.
An advantage offered by the presence of the rare earth material is that a "rare earth oxide-aluminum oxide-calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide" phase (8) is formed during sintering rather than, for example, calcium and/or strontium beta alumina. Calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide can be introduced into the ceramic precursor at any cGnvenient time during preparation thereof, including as a contaminant within other components or within processing water, and/or as CaO, SrO, and/or a precursor thereof, although ~trontium is less likely to be present as a contaminant.
The use of language such as "reacting or taking up substantially all of the Ca/Sr material" in the reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth material means that a sufficient amount of Ca/Sr material react~ with alu~lnum oxide and rare earth material during ~intering to avoid significant deleterious effects on hardness or similar physical properties of the resulting ceramic, which would otherwise be associated with the presence of the Ca/Sr material therein without such a reaction(s) taking ~ -30 place. In general, the negative effects of calcium ~ -presence, for example, are not observed until the level of calcium material within the ceramic precursor is in an amount sufficient to provide the (sintered,) ceramic abrasive grain with about 0.07 percent calcium oxide by weight or more, based on the total weight of the ceramic abrasive grain (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO). For example, if about 0.07 percent or more of calcium oxide remains unreacted with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, no significant negative effects on the 2 ~ 3 ~
resulting ceramic are observed, and "substantially all" of the Ca/Sr material will be considered to have been reacted.
A similar analysis applies for any strontium oxide present.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention may further comprise "other modifying oxide additives"
which provide desired physical and/or chemical properties to the resulting ceramic abrasive grain. Such modifying additives, which are preferably present in the amount of 0.1 percent by weight or more, based on the total weight of the ceramic abrasive grain, can be selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, and mixtures thereof (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as MgO, Y2O3, ZnO, ZrO2, Nio~ Tio2~ HfO2, sio2, CoO, Cr2O3, and Fe203, respectively). More preferably, such modifiers are present in the range from about 0.1 to about 5 percent by weight.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention are useful in abrasive products (e.g., coated abrasives, three-dimensional, low density ("nonwoven") abrasives, cutoff wheels, and grinding wheels).
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FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of a coated abrasive product including abrasive grain according to the present invention therein;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bonded abrasive product including abrasive grain according to the present invention therein; -FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a nonwoven abrasive product incorporating abrasive grain according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a scanning electron photomicrograph of abrasive grain according to the present invention (Example 4) taken at 10,000X; and , . . ., ~, - - -, - -: - - , . . -, .
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D~tailed DescriDtion of the Invention Abrasive grain according to the present invention is typically hard (e.g., has a hardness of about 17 GPa or more) and tough (e.g., has toughness of at least 3 MPa-m%
or more).
Herein the terms "abrasive grain," "ceramic grain," or variants thereof, are used to refer to the granular abrasive material after it ha~ been prepared (sintered) for inclusion in an abrasive product. The terms "base grit," "base grit material," and "abrasive grain precursor," or variants thereof, are used to refer to ceramic grain precursor which, when sintered or calcined and Rintered, provide (ceramic) abrasive grain.
Prepar-tion of Abrasive Grain Accor~ing to the Present Invention Th- Ba-- arit-The base grits are generally made by preparing a dispersion of alumina hydrate, which is dried to provide base grit material. The dried dispersion can be crushed to produce particles. Alternatively, the dispersion can be only partially dried, 6haped, and then further dried to base grit material. The base grit material is converted to abrasive grain by sintering. Optionally, the base grits can be classified and/or modified prior to the sintering ~ -process. The base grit material can be initially formed (e.g., from a dispersion) with calcium oxide, strontium oxide, and/or other oxide(s) (i.e., rare earth material and/or other modifying additives) included therein; and/or the base grit material can be modified after its initial formation to incorporate such materials.
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processes. Such processes, for example, are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,574,003 (Gerk), 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), and 4,314,827 (Leitheiser et al.), and U.S. Pat. No. 4,623,364 (Cottringer). Modifications to the processes in order to achieve the improved product of the present invention are indicated herein.
Preparation of the base grits by a sol-gel process typically involves first preparing a dispersion comprising from about 2 to about 60% by weight alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate ~typically boehmite), although other hydrates may be used. The weight percent is based on a total of hydrate plus liquid carrier, without regard to ad~uvants or additives. The boehmite can be prepared from various conventional techniques or it can be acquired commercially. Suitable boehmite is commercially available under the trade designations "DISPERAL" from Condea Chemie, GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, and "CATAPAL" from Vista Chemical Co., Houston, TX. These aluminum oxide monohydrates are in alpha form, are relatively pure (including relatively little, if any, hydrate phases other than monohydrate), and have high surface area.
Although the liquid carrier may be a non-polar organic carrier ~e.g., heptane or hexane), the liquid carrier is typically water ~including deionized water).
Generally the di~per~ion (with respect to all components) contains at least 10% by weight liquid carrier, preferably, between about 30 and about 80% by weight liquid carrier. `
A peptizing agent may be used in the boehmite dispersion to produce a more stable hydrosol or colloidal dispersion. Monoprotic acids which may be used as the peptizing agent include acetic, hydrochloric, formic, and nitric acids. Nitric acid is the preferred peptizing agent. Multiprotic acids are generally avoided because they tend to rapidly gel the dispersion, making it difficult to handle or to mix in additional components.
Some commercial sources of boehmite contain an acid titer (e.g., acetic, formic, or nitric acid) to assist in forming a stable dispersion.
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Exact proportions of these components present in the sol-gel dispersions (for grit formation) are not critical to the principles of the present invention and thus can be varied to convenience.
The dispersion may contain a nucleating material in an amount effective to enhance the transformation to alpha alumina. The term "nucleating material" as used herein refers to a nucleating agent or precursor thereof.
Suitable nucleating materials include fine particles of alpha alumina, alpha ferric oxide or its precursor, titanates or their precursors, chromium oxide or its precursor, and other materials which can nucleate the transformation of the base grits during sintering.
Nucleating such dispersions is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,802 (Schwabel) 4,964,883 (Morris), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), and 5,219,806 (Wood).
It has been determined that in many instances it i5 desirable to include zirconium oxide and/or cerium oxide in abrasive grain precursor to achieve a ceramic abrasive grain with improved properties. It has been found that when cerium oxide and/or zirconium oxide are to be included, they are preferably introduced as sols in the dispersion of alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate. For additional details, see PCT Appln. Nos. PCT/US93/08988 and PCT/US93/08987.
The pH of the dispersion effects how fast the dispersion thickens or gels. Typically, the pH should be in the range of about 1.5 to about 4. In general, the lower the pH, the higher the rate of gelation. The addition of the modifier precursor generally results in gelation of the dispersion.
Shaping of the gel, which is optional, may be accomplished by conventional means such as pressing, molding, coating, extrusion, cutting, or some combination of those steps, with drying. It may be done in steps, for example, by first forming a plastic mass of the partially ~-dried dispersion through extrusion. The resulting plastic mass is shaped by any convenient method such as pressing, molding, or extrusion, and then dried to produce the .. .
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desired shape, for example, a rod, pyramid, disk, diamond, cone, or similar shape. Irregularly-shaped abrasive grain products are conveniently formed by depositing the dispersion in any convenient size and shape of drying vessel (e.g., a pan-shaped vessel) and drying, typically at a temperature below the frothing temperature of the dispersion.
Whether shaped or not, the disper~ion or gelled dispersion is generally dried (e.g., dewatered) to a solid.
Conventional means may be utilized to dry the dispersion.
Air drying steps may be used, as well as various dewatering methods. Dryinq can be accomplished, $or example, in a forced air oven at a temperature in the range of about 50C
to about 200C, preferably between about 75C and about 15 12SC. Generally, the gelled dispersion is heated slowly - `
during drying to inhibit frothing.
After the dispersion is dry, it may be crushed or shaped through any suitable means. Examples of crushing techniques include use of a hammer mill, ball mill, or roll crusher. Any method of comminuting the solid can be used, and the term "crushing" is meant to refer to any such ~;
method. In general, a wide variety of partic}e sizes, i.e., about 10 to about 4000 micrometers, may be used as base grits. Generally a selected size range is isolated ~or any given use. Classification steps such as screening may be u6ed to obtain selected particle sizes or size fractions. It is noted that sintering, or calcining and sintering, generally leads to particle shrinkage on the order of about 33% of linear dimension. This should be taken into consideration during fraction selection.
In typical applications, it will be preferred to calcine the base grit material to remove water or other volatiles. If the grits are formed using a non-polar organic solvent as the liquid carrier, a calcining step is typically not needed.
During calcining, essentially all of the volatiles are removed from the grit precursor. Also, any modifier precursors that were present in the dispersion and which are now retained within the grit precursor are . .
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During calcining, the base grits are generally heated to a temperature between about 400C and about 1000C, preferably about 400C to about 800C. The base grits are held within the temperature range until the free water and preferably over about 9o wt-~ of any bound volatiles are removed. Further, if the grit precursor contains a modifier precursor, the base grits are preferably calcined for a period of time sufficient to achieve essentially complete conversion of the modifier precursor to oxide.
The ~esulting calcined base grits are porous particles.
Incorporation of Ca/8r Naterial and Rare Earth Material and, Optionally~ Other Oxide Material (8) into the Base ~rits According to the present invention, the base grits are modified by the inclusion therein of Ca/Sr material and rare earth material, and, optionally, other oxide(s). The step of modification with respect to each component (independently or together) can be conducted either during base grit formation (e.g., by additions to a dispersion) and/or following base grit formation.
In general, it is desirable to incorporate an effective amount of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide and certain other metal oxide(s) to achieve improvement in the resulting abrasive grain. Improvement is generally measured by comparison of the hardness, toughness, density or performance of abrasive material made with incorporation 30 of the added material (i.e., Ca/Sr material) to abrasive :
grain without the added material. Alternatively, the improvement may be that calcium and/or strontium contaminant can be tolerated without significant loss -~
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In typical applications, improvement will be found if the base grit material is provided with sufficient amounts of the components so that the final (sintered) ceramic abrasive grain comprises about 70 to about 99.8% by weight, preferably, about 80 to about 99%, most preferably, : -, - - :
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The stoichiometric ratio between calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or both, and rare earth oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as described above) with aluminum oxide will have an effect on the properties (and microstructure) of the resulting product. In particular, excess calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide is to be avoided because (calcium and strontium) beta alumina tends to form.
Rare earth material, Ca/Sr material, if specifically added, and other modifying additives (e.g., magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide! zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, and combinations thereof) may be introduced by adding the oxide and/or a precursor thereof (e.g., a salt such as a nitrate salt) into the dispersion of aluminum monohydrate during the base grit formation, and/or introducing the precursor thereof into the base grits after their formation (typically after calcining of the base grits) through impregnation. Preferably, the rare earth material, Ca/Sr material, if specifically added, and other modifying additives (if added) are introduced by impregnation of a salt solution into base grit material. A reason for this is that if precursor salt is introduced during the sol-gel process (i.e., in the dispersion of alpha alumina monohydrate), migration of the salt(s) during drying may . -.. ~ ~ . . . ..
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Introduction of oxide precursors into the sol-gel involves mixing an appropriate oxide precursor (e.g., metal salt) into *he dispersion. The calcium oxide precursor may be, for example, a calcium alkylate, typically calcium formate or calcium acetate, or a salt such as calcium nitrate. Such salts are water soluble, and, thus, can be readily mixed into the dispersion in the sol-gel process, provided the liquid carrier is water (including deionized water). The most readily available chemical forms of rare earth material are typically the oxides, which are converted to the salts (modifier precursors) by reaction with an excess of concentrated nitric acid to produce a nitrate solution. The nitrate solution can be readily introduced into the dispersion of the sol-gel process ~ ;
through mixing. For additional details of adding modifiers -and their uses in abrasive grains, see, for example, U.S.
Pat. Nos. 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), 4,770,671 (Monroe), and 4,881,951 (Wood). Further, for details of the incorporation of nucleating materials, see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,802 (Schwabel), 4,964,883 (Morris), 5,164,348 (Wood), and 5,219,806 (Wood).
Base grits prepared according to the sol-gel proce6s are porous, i.e., they generally have pores about 7-9 nanometers in size (diameter) extending therein from an outer surface. When mixed with a liquid carrier (including deionized water) containing dissolved metal salt therein, ~-the metal salt can impregnate the pores through capillary action. When dried and calcined, the impregnate (metal oxide precursors) will be converted to the metal oxides.
In general, all that is required for introduction of metal oxide precursor through the impregnation process is a mixing of an appropriate amount of carrier liquid with the base qrits. Generally, enough liquid carrier should be used to give substantial saturation ~at least 70%
saturation) of the grits. When the base grits are prepared according to the sol-gel process described above, wherein the base grits are derived from an aqueous dispersion of .. . ..
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"DISPERAL" boehmite, about 50 ml or more of liquid carrier with impregnate dissolved therein should be mixed with each 100 grams of base grits. If the ratio is within the 50 to 60 ml per 100 gram range, in general all of the dissolved oxide precursor will impregnate the base grits (i.e., excess solution is preferably avoided). From the above -descriptions, it will be understood that when impregnation is used, the modifier (or modifier precursor) will be preferentially partitioned toward outer parts of the abrasive grain. Introduction of various materials into ba~e grits by an impregnation proces~ i5 generally de~cribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,164,348 ~Wood).
For impregnation of dried gel, the liquid medium ~hould be selected such that the dried gel is not dissolved by it. For example, a dried gel derived from an aqueous gel will dissolve in water. A suitable liquid medium for an impregnating solution for a dried gel derived from an aqueous gel may be a non-polar solvent. Alternatively, when a dried gel is calcined, the liquid medium for impregnation can be water.
Abrasive grains according to the present invention may further comprise a surface coating (i.e., a coating covering the sintered core). Typically, the coating will compri~e metal ~or semimetallic) oxide, most typically zirconia, silica or alumina (e.g., alpha alumina, tran~itional alumina, or hydrated alumina). Any of a variety of coating methods may be utilized, including the one~ described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 1,910,440 (Nicholson), 3,041,156 (Rowse), 5,009,675 (Kunz), 4,997,461 (Markhoff-Matheny), and 5,042,991 (Kunz). The preparation of the coating may include the use of nucleating material. In some instances, a preferred coating, not described in the above-cited references, may be applied to the base grits by addition of a dispersion or suspension carrying inorganic particulates (typically metal oxides) therein to the base grits. A coating formed from inorganic particulates in this manner is described in U.S.
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The principal step of converting the base grit (uncalcined dried gel or calcined dried gel) to abrasive grain is sintering to form the ceramic abrasive grain comprising alpha alumina and at least one of calcium oxide or strontium oxide reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide.
Sintering of the grain may be accomplished through a variety of conventional processes. Typically the sintering will be conducted at a temperature between about 1200C and 1650C for a time sufficient to complete the conversion of the precursor to the abrasive grain.
Generally, the sintering step comprises the conversion of a}pha alumina precursor (e.g., transitional alumina) to alpha alumina and calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide form 15 reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide `
(and oxide modifier~s), if present). Although the length of time to which the treated base grit should be exposed to sintering temperatures may be varied depending upon factors such as the precise composition of the grit, generally sintering can be accomplished within a time period of a few seconds to about 120 minutes. Sintering of various types of base grit is described in general in U.S. Pat. No.
4,314,827 (Leitheiser et al.). The techniques of sintering described in that reference may be applied to grit prepared according to the present invention.
~h- R-~ulting Abrasive Grain Certain preferred abrasive grain according to the ~-present invention is depicted in the electron photomicrograph of FIG. 4. The electron photomicrographs of FIGS. 4 and 5 are fractured surfaces with no thermal etch. The abrasive grain of FIG. 4 contained by weight 95.1% aluminum oxide, 3.7% neodvmium oxide, and 1.2%
calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Al2O3, Nd2O3, and CaO, respectively, based on the total weight of the abrasive grain), without regard to phases present. The abrasive grain of FIG. 4 was prepared according to Example 4. Referring to FIG. 4, there is 2 ~
evidence of platelets. The formation of these platelets is attributable to the presence of calcium oxide and generally comprises crystalline reaction product including aluminum oxide, neodymium oxide, and calcium oxide. The abrasive grain of FIG. 5 (Comparative A) contained 95.1% aluminum oxide, 4.9% neodymium oxide, and 0% calcium oxide (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as Al2O3, Nd2O3, and CaO, respectively). For the sample of FIG. 5, there is no evidence of any platelets. The small white particles in FIG. 5 comprise NdAlO~.
In general, the platelets result from the reaction of' aluminum oxide, Ca/Sr material, rare earth material, and, optionally, a divalent metal cation material capable of forming a spinel to provide a phase(s) having a magnetoplumbite structure. It is believed that the presence of the platelets, which are dispersed with the alpha alumina matrix, inhibit crack propagation through the abrasive grain.
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The combination of alpha alumina and a reaction product of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide, aluminum oxide, and rare earth oxide results in an abrasive grain exhibiting desirable abrading characteristics, especially by comparison to àbrasive grain containing alpha alumina and calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide without the reaction product. Evidence of this is provided in the examples described in detail below. Although not wanting to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that attainment of advantage is related to utilization of the components, in addition to the alpha alumina, to develop preferred microstructures for hard, dense ceramic grain.
More specifically, during sintering of base grit material to form ceramic abrasive grain, transitional alumina(s) is transformed to alpha alumina. During sintering, the Ca/Sr material can react with rare earth material and aluminum oxide to form a reaction product~s).
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earth oxide reaction product(s) generally comprise crystalline reaction product(s) that form a separate phase within the alpha alumina matrix. Depending on whether calcium, strontium, or both, are present, and what other materials are present, the crystalline reaction product(s) may include SrLnAlO~, Srl~Ln~1l2~0l~, Srl~Ln~All2~0l9, CaLnAl04, Cal~Ln~All2~0l9~ and Cal~Ln~All2l0l9, wherein: Ln is selected from the group consisting of ions of Pr, Sm, Eu, Ho, La, Gd, Dy, Ce, Nd, Er, and mixtures thereof; M is a divalent ~0 metal cation~s) (e.g., Mg, Fe, Ni, Zn, Co, or combinations thereof); Sr is ~trontium ion; Ca is calcium ion; Al is aluminum ion; 0 is oxygen; and 12 x 20. Note that the products which include M assume the presence of a source of divalent metal ion(s) in the ceramic grain precursor. The oxides of such metals generally suffice. It is believed that the presence of these reaction products increase the fracture resistance or toughness of the sintered ceramic abrasive grain.
The ratios of various metal oxides (or oxide precur~or~) in the abrasive grain precursor have a ~ignificant effect on which reaction product is formed.
For example, abrasive grain comprising the sintered reaction product of a precursor containing aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, and lanthanum oxide may comprise an alpha alumina pha~Q and a CaLaAl04 phase.
Further, Ca/Sr material is capable of reacting with aluminum oxide to form CaAl~20l9 or SrAll20l9, respectively (i.e., beta alumina phases). Such materials are relatively soft and do not always sinter properly to provide desirable densification. As long as calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide are not present in stoichiometric excess relative to the rare earth oxide for formation of the crystalline reaction product, no significant problem is presented. A reason for this is that it appears that the rare earth reaction product(s) (e.g., SrllLn~Al~2~0~9~;
Sr~Ln~Al~2~0l9; Ca~Ln~Al~2~0~9~; and Ca~xLn~Al~2~0~9) preferentially form.
Moreover, the rare earth material may react only with aluminum oxide (rather than both aluminum oxide and ,., ~ . - - ~ . , Ca/Sr material) to form a secondary phase. In particular, praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, -cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures of two or more thereof, typically react with aluminum oxide to form garnet, beta alumina, or a perovskite phase.
The rare earth material and divalent metal cations (e.g., ions of Mg, Ni, Zn, or Co), if present, react with aluminum oxide to form hexagonal rare earth aluminates represented by the formula LnMAl~0~9, wherein Ln is a trivalent metal ion such as La, Nd, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd or Eu; M iB the divalent metal cation; Al is aluminum; and 0 is oxygen. Such a reaction product is generally present in the sintered abrasive grain microstructure as platelets.
The platelets typically having a diameter of about 0.5 to 1 micrometer and a thickness of about 0.05 micrometer.
Further, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, zinc oxide, and magnesium oxide typically form a spinel structure with aluminum oxide (e.g., MgAl204).
The density of abrasive grain according to the present invention typically is about 90 percent (or more) of theoretical, preferably, about 95 percent (or more~.
Abrasive grain according to the present invention generally have an average hardnes6 of about 17 GPa or more.
Preferably, the hardness is at least 18 GPa, more preferably, at least 20 GPa.
The above observations and the results of the following examples in detailed description are summarized by the following principles:
1. The presence of calcium (or strontium), for example, as calcia, strontia, or precursor(s) thereof, in a ceramic abrasive grain precursor is generally associated with the formation of a relatively soft, undesirable abrasive grain on sintering. The phenomenon is in part manifested through the formation of beta alumina. For this reason, conventional techniques for the formation -'" ''' , ''; . ' ~', ', , ! ;. - : - :
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and SrO), and i8 typically quite pronounced at about 0.1%.
2. According to the present invention, Ca/Sr material, if present in the alumina-based abrasive grain precursor, can, upon sintering, be -rendered in a form such that it does not undesirably effect the hardness and/or toughness of the resulting sintered ceramic abrasive grain.
In general, a method of effecting this is to react the Ca/Sr material to form a crystalline ~tructure that will form a separate phase within the alpha alumina matrix of the sintered ceramic.
Thls can be done, for example, by providing a ~u~ficient amount of rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium -;
oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof, to ensure formation of crystalline reaction product with substantially all of the calcium and/or strontium. Levels of calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide of about 2 percent by weight (calculated on a theoretical oxide basis as CaO
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3. In general, to achieve control of the undesirable effects from calcium and/or strontium abrasive grain precursor, at least a stoichiometric amount of rare earth material for reaction with the Ca/Sr material is needed.
Preferably, a stoichiometric excess of the rare earth material i8 provided. In this manner, even a relatively large amount of Ca/Sr material in the abrasive grain precursor can be tolerated.
4. Provision of calcium and/or strontium in an abrasive grain formulation, including aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide therein, can result in a ceramic abrasive grain having improved performance, provided the calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide is present in an amount less than exce~s, with respect to formation of reaction product with rare earth oxide. In other words, performance of the abrasive grain is improved when reaction product of Ca/Sr material with rare earth material i~ present, by comparieon to performance in the absence of any such reaction product containing calcium oxide and/or strontium oxide.
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as described herein. `m One type of abrasive product according to the present invention is a coated abrasive which comprises a backing (substrate) with abrasive grains, as described herein, adhered thereto by binder. ~he backing may be cloth, polymeric film, fiber, nonwoven web, paper, combinations thereof, or treated versions thereof. A
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The abrasive grains may be applied in one layer or a plurality of layers. Preferred methods of making coated abrasives are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,734,104 (~roberg) and 4,737,163 ~Larkey). ~ - -An example of a coated abrasive product is provided in FIG. 1 at reference numeral 1. Referring thereto, backing (substrate) 2 has abrasive layer 3 comprising abrasive grain 4 secured to a major surface of backing 2 by make coat 5 and size coat 6~ In some instances, a supersize coat, not shown, may be used.
Bonded abrasive products ~e.g., grinding wheels and cutoff wheels) according to the present invention generally comprise shaped masses of abrasive grain, described herein, held together by a binder. Conventional binders for grinding wheels include organic, metallic, or vitrified binder. In FIG. 2, grinding wheel 10 is depicted comprising abrasive grain 11 molded in a wheel and mounted on hub 12. For additional details in the preparation of grinding wheels see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,461 (Markhoff-Matheny). Cutoff wheels can be made using conventional techniques known in the art. Binders for cutoff wheels include organic binder.
Nonwoven abrasive products incorporating abrasive grains according to the present in~ention typically compri~e an open porous lofty polymer ~ilament structure having the abrasive grains of the invention distributed throughout the fiber structure and bonded therein by an organic binder. Typical fibrous filament structures usable 30 with such constructions comprise polyamides, polyesters and ~;
polypropylenes. In FIG. 3, a schematic depiction, enlarged about lOOX, of a typical nonwoven abrasive article is provided. The article comprises fibrous mat 50 as a ~
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3s binder 54. For additional details in the preparation of nonwoven abrasive products see, for example, U.S. Pat. No.
2,958,593 (Hoover et al.).
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binder and abrasive grains or particles therein. A wide variety of binders may be utilized in abrasive products according to the present invention, including conventional ones. Useful organic binders include phenolic, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, polyester resins, glue, aminoplast resins, epoxy resins, acrylate resins, urethane resins and combinations thereof. The binder may include inorganic particulates such as grinding aids or fillers. Examples of such grinding aids include cryolite, ammonium cryolite, potassium tetrafluoroborate, polyvinyl chloride, sulfur and sodium chloride. Examples of fillers include calcium carbonate, silica and calcium metasilicate.
Abrasive products or articles according to the present invention may contain, as particulate material therein, 100% abrasive grains which have been prepared or improved according to the descriptions herein. In addition, or alternatively, abrasive articles may contain a blend of abrasive grains according to the present invention with conventional abrasive grains or diluent grains.
Conventional abrasive grains usable in this fashion include fused aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, garnet, fused alumina, diamond, cubic boron nitride, fused alumina-zirconia, and other sol-gel abrasive grains (see, e.g., U.8. Pat. Nos. 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), 4,574,003 (Gerk), 5,011,508 (Wald), 4,518,397 (LQithei~er et al.), and 4,314,827 (Leitheiser)). Diluent grains include marble, gypsum, and glass. Abrasive grains according to the present invention may be combined with -abrasive agglomerates (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,799,939 ~ ~-(Bloecher et al.)).
Objects and advantages of this invention are further illustrated by the following examples, but the particular materials and amounts thereof recited in these examples, as well as other conditions and details, should not be construed to unduly limit this invention. All parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
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All abrasive grain formulations are based upon weight on a theoretical elemental oxide basis, without regard to phases present. After the abrasive grains were made, they were incorporated into coated abrasive fibre discs which were made according to the described procedure.
In some of the examples, the performance of the abrasive grain was stated as percent of a control (i.e., the total amount of metal removed for the control example was equated to 100% and that for the abrasive grain of the examples was measured relative to the 100%).
In some instances, the density, hardness or toughness were measured for the abrasive grains. The hardne6s was measured using the general procedures of ASTM
Test Method E384 ("Test Method For Microhardness of Materials," 1991 Annual ~ooks of ASTM Standards, Sec. 3, vol. 3.01, pp. 463-68). The toughness was measured using the general procedures described in "Equilibrium Penny-Like Cracks in Indentation Fracture," J. Mat. Sci., 10, 1974, pp. 2016-24. The Vickers microhardness of the abrasive grain were measured using a conventional microhardness tester with a diamond indenter (commercially available under the trade de~ignation "MINILOAD 2 MICROHARDNESS
TESTER" from Leitz of Germany). Mounted abrasive grain samples were polished using conventional techniques to provide a 1 micrometer polished surface. The indenter (a highly polished pointed square pyramidal diamond with a face angle of 136 degrees) was brought into contact gradually and smoothly with the sample to be measured. The predetermined load was 500 grams. Reported values were an average of at least 5 measurements.
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The densitie~ were determined using a Micromeritics (Norcross, GA) AccuPyc 1330 helium pycnometer.
G-neral ~rocedure for Mak~ng the Abrasive Grain The following were continuously dispersed together using a high shear mixer: 69.8 parts of approximately 60C deionized water, 2.3 parts of technical grade (i.e., 70%) nitric acid, and 28.5 parts alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate powder (commercially available under the trade designation ~DISPERAL" from Condea Chemie GmbH of Hamburg, Germany). The resulting sol was dried over a 24 hour period starting at about 100C and increasing the temperature to about 180C. The dried 801 wa~ a friable solid that wa~ then crushed using a hammermill and then a roll crusher. The particles were then screened using screens having 1 mm openings and 0.125 mm openings, respectively. The screened particles were then calcined using a conventional rotary calciner to provide calcined particles substantially free of bound volatiles. The hot zone of the calciner was between 700-750C and the residence time was about 20 min.
Impregnation solutions were prepared which contained deionized water and the metal salts specified below. If calcium oxide was to be present in the sintered (ceramic) abrasive grain, Ca(N03)24H20 powder was added to deionized water. The other impregnation solutions were prepared by first providing an initial aqueous solution having a sufficient amount of precursor to provide, on a theoretical oxide basis, 28% oxide. For example, for ~i ~ . . ., -,: ,. - ,: : " .
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The impregnation solution and the calcined particles were thoroughly mixed together to cause the solution to be impregnated i~to the calcined particles by capillary action. The outer sur~aces of the resulting impregnated particles were dried in a conventional forced air tumble dryer. The surface dried particles were calcined at about 650C in a conventional rotary calciner. If multiple impregnations were done, the calcined (non-sintered) particles would be allowed to cool, impregnated again with the desired impregnation solutions, and calcined. Next, the calcined, impregnated particles were sintered for several minutes at about 1400C using a conventional rotary 20 kiln. The product exited the kiln into room temperature ~-~
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The abrasive grain were incorporated into coated abrasive products which were then tested for abrasiveness.
The coated abrasive products were made according to conventional coated abrasive-making procedures. A grade 50 abrasive grain was prepared by blending S0% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 45 mesh U.S. standard screen and 50% by weight of abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 50 mesh U.S. standard screen. Likewise, a grade 36 abrasive grain was prepared by blending 50% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 25 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen and 50% by weight of abrasive grains that passed through a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 35 mesh U.S.
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Test Procedure I
The coated abrasive disc was mounted on a beveled aluminum back-up pad and used to grind the face of a 1.25 cm by 18 cm 1018 mild steel workpiece. The disc was driven at S,500 rpm while the portion of the disc overlaying the bQveled edge o~ the back-up pad contacted the workpiece with a load of about 6 kg. Each disc was used to grind a separate workpiece for a one-minute interval. The total cut wa~ the summation of the amount of the workpiece removed for each of 12 one-minute intervals. The initial cut was the amount of metal removed in the first minute of grinding. The final cut was the amount of metal removed in the last minute of the test. There were about four discs per Example tested. The error associated with the test was about +/-5%.
Test Proae~ure II
A 17.8 cm diameter test coated abrasive disc with a 2.2 cm mounting hole was attached to a 16.5 cm diameter, 1.57 mm thick hard, phenolic backup pad which was in turn mounted onto a 15.2 cm diameter steel flange. The mounted disc was rotated counterclockwise at 3550 rpm. The 1.8 mm peripheral edge of a 25 cm diameter 304 stainless steel disc (workpiece) deployed 12 from a position normal to the abrasive disc and rotated counterclockwise at 2 rpm was placed into contact with the abrasive face of the abrasive disc under a load of about 4 kg. The workpiece was weighed at the start of the test and at 120-second intervals to determine the amount of stainless steel removed (i.e., abraded). The test endpoint was 12 minutes.
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T~bl- 1 Abras$ve Grain Formulations Exam~le %Al20~ %Nd 03 %Pr23 %CaO
1 96.8 2.4 0 0.8 2 96.8 0 2.4 0.8 3 95.1 3.7 0 1.2 4 93-5 4.9 0 1.6 Comp. A 95.1 4.9 0 0 The abrasive grain were then screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into fiber discs. The abrasive grain for Comparative Example B was a grade 36 alumina-based, sol-gel derived abrasive grain comprising 95.6% aluminum oxide, 1.1% lanthanum oxide, 1.1% neodymium oxide, 1.1%
magnesium oxide, and 1.1% yttrium oxide (commercially available under the trade designation "321 CUBITRON" from the 3M Company of St. Paul, MN). The fibre discs were te~ted according to Test Procedure I. The test results and den~ity and hardness data are stated in Table 2, below.
Tabl- 2 T-st Results Example Hardness, Density, Total cut, GPa a/cm3 arams 1 18.7 3.81 1100 2 19.9 3.73 1066 3 20.6 3.86 1290 4 19.3 3.88 1129 Comp. A 22.3 3.94 911 Comp. B 22.3 3.91 1133 The toughness of the Example 3 abrasive grain was about 4.3 MPa mm. The toughness of the Comparative Example A abrasive grain was about 3.6 MPa-m~n.
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Exauples 5-8 and Comparative Exumple C
The abrasive grain for Examples 5-8 and Comparative Example C were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. The impregnation solutions contained magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate. The amount of the impregnation solution was such that the sintered abrasive grain had the compositions given in Table 3, below.
~abl- 3 Abrasive Grain Formulations Parts Parts Parts Parts Parts Example Al~03 ~a O~ Nd~03 Y7O3 MaO CaO. ppm Comp. C 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 200 6 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1000 7 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3000 8 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 6000 The abrasive grain of Examples 5-8 contained calcium oxide, whereas Comparative Example C did not contain calcium oxide. For Examples 5-8, after the impregnation, drying and calcining steps, the resulting particles were impregnated a second time with a calcium nitrate solution. These impregnated particles were calcined and sintered.
The abrasive grain were screened to a grade 50 and incorporated into a fiber disc. The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure II. The test results and density and hardness data are reported in Table 4, below.
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The abrasive grain for Examples 9-13 and Comparative Example D were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. For Examples 9-13, the impregnation solution contained calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate. For Comparative Example D, the impregnation solution contained magnesium nitrate, lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and neodymium nitrate.
The ~intered abrasive grain compositions are listed below in Table 5, below.
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Part~ Part6 Parts Part~ Parts Exam~le Al~O~ La~Q3 Nd70J Y~_} MaO CaO. ppm Comp. D 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0 9 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 200 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1000 ;~
30 11 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3000 12 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 6000 13 95.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 10000 The abrasive grains were screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into a fiber disc. The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure II. The test results and density and hardness data are reported in Table 6, below.
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Table 6 Test Re~ults Example Hardness, Density, Total cut, GPa q/cm3 qEams comp. D 20 3.89 249 9 20.6 3.86 225 21.2 3.88 222 11 21.6 3.87 239 ~-12 20.8 3.87 230 13 19.4 3.83 227 The abrasive grain of Examples 9-13 and Comparative D were examined under a scanning electron microscope. It appeared that the calcium oxide addition resulted in the formation of more platelets per unit area at the magnification observed (i.e., 25,000X).
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The abrasive grain for Examples 14-19 and Comparative Example E were made according to General Procedure for Making the Abrasive Grain. The abrasive grain formulations are reported in Table 7, below.
T-bl- 7 Abrasiv- Grain For~ulations ~xample %Al~Oa%Nd2O3 %SrO %CaO
14 96 3.2 0 0.8 94.5 4.7 0 0.8 16 95.2 3.2 0 1.6 17 93.7 4.7 0 1.6 18 95.1 3.7 0 1.2 19 95.4 3.S 1.1 0 Comp. E 94 0 6 o The abrasive grain of Example 19 and Comparative Example E contained strontium oxide. The strontium oxide source was strontium nitrate and was introduced via impregnating solutions. The abrasive grain were then screened to a grade 36 and incorporated into fiber discs.
The fibre discs were tested according to Test Procedure I.
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invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this --invention, and it should be understood that this invention i8 not to be unduly limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein.
Claims (22)
1. A ceramic abrasive grain comprising:
(a) an alpha alumina matrix; and (b) at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said ceramic abrasive grain, in the form of a crystalline reaction product (8) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof; said crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within said alpha alumina matrix, said ceramic abrasive grain having a hardness of at least 17 GPa.
(a) an alpha alumina matrix; and (b) at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said ceramic abrasive grain, in the form of a crystalline reaction product (8) with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, and mixtures thereof; said crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within said alpha alumina matrix, said ceramic abrasive grain having a hardness of at least 17 GPa.
2. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 1, wherein any calcium oxide and strontium oxide present is in the form of said crystalline reaction product(s).
3. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 1, said ceramic abrasive grain comprising at least 0.1 percent by weight of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, in the form of said crystalline reaction product(s).
4. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 3, said ceramic abrasive grain comprising in the range from about 0.1 to about 2 percent by weight of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, in the form of said crystalline reaction product(s).
5. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 3 wherein said crystalline reaction product(s) is selected from the group consisting of SrLnAlO4, Sr1-xLnxAl12-xO19-x, Sr1-xLnMxAl12-xO19, CaLnAlO4, Ca1-xLnxAl12-xO19-x, Ca1-xLnMxAl12-xO19, and mixtures thereof, wherein Ln is selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, samarium, europium, holmium, lanthanum, gadolinium, dysprosium, cerium, neodymium, erbium, and mixtures thereof wherein M is a divalent metal cation(s);
Ca is calcium;
Sr is strontium;
Al is aluminum;
O is oxygen; and 1? x ?0.
Ca is calcium;
Sr is strontium;
Al is aluminum;
O is oxygen; and 1? x ?0.
6. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 5 wherein M is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, iron, nickel, zinc, cobalt, and combinations thereof.
7. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 1 wherein said alpha alumina matrix includes alpha alumina nucleated by a nucleating agent.
8. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 1 further comprising an oxide selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, and combinations thereof.
9. An abrasive product comprising:
(a) a binder; and (b) a plurality of abrasive grain according to claim 1 secured within said article by a binder.
(a) a binder; and (b) a plurality of abrasive grain according to claim 1 secured within said article by a binder.
10. The abrasive article according to claim 9 which is a grinding wheel.
11. The abrasive article according to claim 9 which is a cutoff wheel.
12. A coated abrasive article comprising:
(a) a backing having a major surface; and (b) an abrasive layer comprising abrasive grain according to claim 1 secured to said major surface of said backing by a binder.
(a) a backing having a major surface; and (b) an abrasive layer comprising abrasive grain according to claim 1 secured to said major surface of said backing by a binder.
13. A method of making an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor comprising:
(i) a sufficient amount of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or mixtures thereof, to provide when said alpha alumina-based ceramic grain precursor is converted to alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain with at least 0.07 percent of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain; and (ii) rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof; said rare earth material being provided in an amount sufficient to react during sintering with substantially all of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or combinations thereof present in said alumina-based ceramic abrasive precursor to form a crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within a resulting alpha alumina matrix, said phase(s) comprising aluminum oxide, rare earth oxide, and at least one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof; and (b) heating said alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor to provide an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain comprising at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, therein in a crystalline reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain having a hardness of at least 17 GPa.
(a) providing an alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor comprising:
(i) a sufficient amount of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or mixtures thereof, to provide when said alpha alumina-based ceramic grain precursor is converted to alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain with at least 0.07 percent of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain; and (ii) rare earth material selected from the group consisting of praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, europium oxide, holmium oxide, lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, dysprosium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof; said rare earth material being provided in an amount sufficient to react during sintering with substantially all of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, precursors thereof, or combinations thereof present in said alumina-based ceramic abrasive precursor to form a crystalline reaction product(s) comprising a phase(s) within a resulting alpha alumina matrix, said phase(s) comprising aluminum oxide, rare earth oxide, and at least one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof; and (b) heating said alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor to provide an alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain comprising at least 0.07 percent by weight of one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof, based on the total weight of said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain, therein in a crystalline reaction product with aluminum oxide and rare earth oxide, said alpha alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain having a hardness of at least 17 GPa.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said abrasive grain precursor comprises at least 0.1 percent by weight of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof.
15. The method according to claim 14 wherein step (b) includes reacting substantially all said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof present to form reaction product(s) selected from the group consisting of SrLnAlO4, Sr1-xLnxAl12-xO19, Sr1-xLnxMxAl12-xO19, CaLnAlO4, Ca1-xLnxAlx2-xOx9-x, Ca1-xLnxMxAl12-xO19, and mixtures thereof, wherein Ln is selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, samarium, europium, holmium, lanthanum, gadolinium, dysprosium, cerium, neodymium, erbium, and mixtures thereof;
M is a divalent metal cation(s);
Sr is strontium;
Ca is calcium;
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O is oxygen; and 1? x ?0.
M is a divalent metal cation(s);
Sr is strontium;
Ca is calcium;
Al is aluminum;
O is oxygen; and 1? x ?0.
16. The ceramic abrasive grain according to claim 15 wherein M is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, iron, nickel, zinc, cobalt, and combinations thereof.
17. The method according to claim 14 wherein said abrasive grain precursor comprises up to about 1.5 percent by weight of said one of calcium oxide, strontium oxide, or a combination thereof.
18. The method according to claim 14 wherein said abrasive grain precursor further comprises at least 0.1 percent by weight of secondary material selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, yttrium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, nickel oxide, silicon oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, precursors thereof, and mixtures thereof.
19. The method according to claim 18 wherein said alumina-based ceramic grain precursor comprises up to about 5 percent by weight of said secondary material.
20. The method according to claim 14 wherein said alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor is derived from an aqueous dispersion comprising boehmite, water, and calcium ions.
21. The method according to claim 14 wherein a nucleating material is incorporated into said alumina-based ceramic abrasive grain precursor.
22. An abrasive grain made according to the method of claim 14.
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