Abstract: Nanocrystalline sintered bodies, and a method of making same, said sintered bodies based on a 95 to 100% content of alpha-aluminum oxide by weight, a Vickers hardness greater than or equal to 17.5 GPa, and a crystal structure where the average primary crystal size of the alpha-aluminum oxide is less than or equal to 100 nanometers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 12, 2006
Publication date:
April 16, 2009
Applicant:
Center for Abrasives and Refractories Research & Developement C.A.R.R.D. GmbH