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Zirconia-Based Beads for Pulverization and Dispersion

We are supplying [ zirconia beads ] and [ zilconium silicate beads ] as zirconia-based beads for pulverization and dispersion.

zirconia beads
Features

High purity: There is very little possibility of contamination with impurities such as Fe2O3, SiO2, and MgO affecting the properties of dispersed materials
High strength: Depending on the high strength of tetragonal zirconia ceramics, breakage or fracture occur few.
High precision: Few presence of irregular shaped beads such as oval beads or dumbbell -shaped beads leads to the higher efficiency of pulverization and dispersion.
High density: The highest density of all ceramics materials (over 6.0) achieves high efficiency of pulverization and dispersion.
No contamination: High wear resistance minimizes the contamination of pulverized or dispersed materials with beads.
High toughness: The fracture toughness is more than 5 times greater than that of alumina, which is on the highest level in the industry.
High wear resistance: Smooth surface and wear resistance bring the stability and efficiency of production.

Applications

Torayceram* beads and balls can be used in grinding and dispersing applications.
Also microgrinding and microdispersing efficiency has been achieved in micro media size.
Typical applications is as follows.
  • Electronic components(Ceramic capasitors, Thermistors, Varistors)
  • Electronic materials(LCD color paste, PDP glass paste,CMPslurry etc.)
  • Inorganic powder such as ceramics
  • Magnetic coating materials (VTR, Audio, Computer recording media)
  • Ink, Pigment, Paint
  • Heat sensitive materials
  • Food additives
  • Others

Standard Size of Beads

0.03mm*,0.05mm* , 0.1mm ,0.2mm , 0.3mm , 0.4mm , 0.5mm
0.65mm , 0.8mm , 1.0mm , 1.25mm , 1.5mm
1.75mm , 2.0mm , 2.35mm , 2.5mm
3.0mm , 4.0mm , 5.0mm , 10mm
zirconia beads
*In this instance,please contact us separately.

HIP-Processed Beads

HIP processing is a technology of sintering beads and balls in nonactive gas atmosphere(like nitrogen), with pressure applied on them. HIP processing increases crushing strength. We can offer HIP-processed items for every size of Torayceram* beads. With this processing, their color of appearance becomes dark gray.

Chemical Composition

The material of Torayceram* beads and balls is mainly tetragonal zirconia made from zirconium oxide to which yttrium oxide is added, achieving the highest strength of all ceramics materials. Furthermore, they are almost free from contamination of impurities such as SiO2, Fe2O3 and MgO.
Material Composition ratio(wt%)
ZrO2 (+HfO2) 94.75±0.60
Y2O3 4.90±0.50
Al2O3 0.30±0.10
Fe2O3 0.01
SiO2 0.01
TiO2 0.01
Na2O 0.01
MgO 0.01

Physical Properties

  Torayceram Beads
Pressureless Sintering High Pressure Hiping
Density(g/cm3) 6.0 6.06
Color White Gray
Microhardness(Vickers hardness : Hv) 1150-1200 1200-1250
Young's Modulus (GPa) 210-220 210-220
Moduluds of Rapture(MPa) 1000 1500
Average Grain Size(μm) 0.3-0.4 0.3-0.4
   
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