CA2494060A1 - Method of making amorphous and ceramic materials via melt spinning - Google Patents

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CA2494060A1
CA2494060A1 CA002494060A CA2494060A CA2494060A1 CA 2494060 A1 CA2494060 A1 CA 2494060A1 CA 002494060 A CA002494060 A CA 002494060A CA 2494060 A CA2494060 A CA 2494060A CA 2494060 A1 CA2494060 A1 CA 2494060A1
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Methods of melt spinning to make amorphous and ceramic materials.

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METHOD OF MAKING AMORPHOUS AND CERAMIC MATERIALS VIA MELT SPINNING
Field of the Inyention The present invention relates methods of melt spinning to make amorphous and ceramic materials.
Description of Related Art The use of melt spinning to make amorphous and ceramic materials is known in the art. hi general, melt-spinning involves forcing a melt through an orifice (e.g., by the application of gas or mechanical pressure) and then contacting the melt with a moving substrate (e.g., a rotating wheel, commonly a chilled wheel) such that the melt rapidly cools to provide a solid elongated shape (e.g., ribbon or fiber). The shape of the solid elongated shape may depend, for example, on factors such as the viscosity of the melt, surface tension, wetting characteristics, heat transfer rate between the melt and the substrate, capillary and mechanical forces. Furthermore, the shape of the (cooling) substrate at the contact point tends to play a role in determining the shape and the thickness of the solidified material. Forms of solidified materials that have been made include wires, filaments, thin, thick, wide, multi-layered films and sheets.
Although a large number of metal oxides have been obtained in an amorphous (including glass) state by melting and rapidly quenching, most, because of the need for very high quench rates to provide amorphous material, rather than crystalline material, can not be formed into bulk or complex shapes. Generally, such systems are very unstable against crystallization during subsequent reheating and therefore tend not to exhibit properties such as viscous flow. On the other hand, glasses based on the known network forming oxides (e.g., silica and boria) are generally relatively stable against crystallization during reheating and, hence tend to have a "working" range where viscous flow occurs Formation of large articles made of known glass (e.g., silica and boria) via viscous sintering at temperatures above glass transition temperature is well lcnown.
For example, in the abrasive industry, grinding wheels are made using vitrified bond to secure abrasive grains together.
Although there are a number of compositions known to be useful for making amorphous materials, there is a continuing desire for new materials made by melt spinning.
Summary of the Tnvention In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for making ceramic comprising glass, the method comprising contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at Ieast 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight AI203, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than A1203, and a second, different metal oxide other than A1203 (e.g., Y203, REO, MgO, Ti02, Crz03, CuO, NiO, Fe203, and complex metal oxides thereof), wherein the melt contains not more than 10 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, PZOS, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the melt; and the ceramic comprising glass, the glass comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at Ieast 70) percent by weight A1z03, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Ah03, and the second, different metal oxide other than A1203, wherein the glass contains not more than 10 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, P205, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the glass. In some embodiments, the ceramic comprising glass is a fiber. In some embodiments, the fibers are substantially continuous (i.e., have a length to diameter of at least 1000:1). In some embodiments, a plurality the shapes (including particles, whiskers, discontinuous fibers, and ribbons (i.e., a planar, elongated shape)) is provided.
For example, in some embodiments, this method comprises contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at Least 70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the melt, and a first metal oxide other than A1203 and a second, different metal oxide other than A1203 (e.g., Y203, REO, MgO, Ti02, Cr203, CuO, NiO, Fe203, and complex metal oxides thereof), wherein the melt contains not more than 10 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 5, 4, 3, 2, l, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, PZOS, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the melt;
and the glass comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than A1203, and the second, different metal oxide other than A12O3, wherein the glass contains not more than 10 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively Asz03, B203, GeO~, P205, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the glass. In some embodiments, the fibers are glass fibers. In some embodiments, the fibers are substantially continuous (i.e., have a length to diameter of at least 1000:1).
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for making ceramic comprising glass, the method comprising contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than A1203, and a second, different metal oxide other than A12C~3 (e.g., Y203, REO, MgO, Ti02, Cr2O3, CuO, NiO, Fe203, and complex metal oxides thereof, wherein the A1203, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100) percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more than 30 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively Asa03, B2O3, Ge02, Pa05, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight AI203, based on the total weight of the glass, the f rst metal oxide other than A1203, and the second, different metal oxide other than A1203, wherein the AIa03, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100) percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, Pz05, SiOz, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the glass. In some embodiments, the ceramic comprising glass is a fiber. In some embodiments, the fibers are substantially continuous (i.e., have a length to diameter of at least 1000:1). In some embodiments, aplurality the shapes (including particles, whiskers, fibers, and ribbons (i.e., a planar, elongated shape)) is provided.
For example, in some embodiments, this method comprises contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 4.0, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight AI203, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than A1203, and a second, different metal oxide other than A1203 (e.g., Y203, REO, MgO, Ti02, Cr203, CuO, NiO, Fe203, and complex metal oxides thereof), wherein the A1203, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100) percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more thm 3 0 (in some embodiments, preferably not more than 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, P205, Si02, Te02, and V205, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than A1203, and the second, different metal oxide other than A1z03, wherein the A1203, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 (in some embodiments, preferably at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100)percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 (in some embodiments, preferably not more them 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, or zero) percent by weight collectively As203, B203, Ge02, Pa05, SiO~, Te02, and VZOS, based on the total weight of the glass. In some embodiments, the fibers are glass fibers. In some embodiments, the fibers are substantially continuous (i.e., have a length to diameter of at least 1000:1).
Methods according to the present invention optionally further comprise heating the amorphous material such that that at least a portion of the amorphous material is converted to a glass-ceramic.
In this application:
S "amorphous material" refers to material derived from a melt and/or a vapor phase that lacks any long range crystal structure as determined by X-ray diffraction andlor has an exothermic peak corresponding to the crystallization of the amorphous material as determined by a DTA (differential thermal analysis) as determined by the test described herein entitled "Differential Thermal Analysis";
1 O "ceramic" includes amorphous material, glass, crystalline ceramic, glass-ceramic, and combinations thereof;
"complex metal oxide" refers to a metal oxide comprising two or more different metal elements and oxygen (e.g., CeA111018, Dy3A15012, MgAl20ø, and Y3A15012);
"complex AI203 ~ metal oxide" refers to a complex metal oxide comprising, on a 15 theoretical oxide basis, A1203 and one or more metal elements other than A1 (e.g., CeAhIOis, IJY3A15O12, MgAlz04, and Y3A150r2);
"complex A1203 ~Y203" refers to a complex metal oxide comprising, on a theoretical oxide basis, A1z03 and Y203 (e.g., Y3A15O12);
"complex A1203 ~REO" refers to a complex metal oxide comprising, on a 20 theoretical oxide basis, A1203 and rare earth oxide (e.g., CeA11101$ and Dy3AlsOlz);
"glass" refers to amorphous material exhibiting a glass transition temperature;
"glass-ceramic" refers to ceramics comprising crystals formed by heat-treating amorphous material;
"Tg" refers to the glass transition temperature as determined by the test described 2S herein entitled "Differential Thermal Analysis";
"TX" refexs to the crystallization temperature as determined by the test described herein entitled "Differential Thernial Analysis";
"rare earth oxides" refers to cerium oxide (e.g.,Ce02), dysprosium oxide (e.g., Dy203), erbium oxide (e.g., Er203), europium oxide (e.g., Eu203), gadolinium (e.g., 30 Gda03), holmium oxide (e.g., Ho203), lanthanum oxide (e.g., La203), lutetium oxide (e.g., Lu203), neodymiurri oxide (e.g., Nd203), praseodymium oxide (e.g., Pr6011), samarium -S-oxide (e.g., Sm203), terbium (e.g., Tb203), thorium oxide (e.g., Th4O~), thulium (e.g., Tm203), arid ytterbium oxide (e.g., Yb2O3), and combinations thereof; and "REO" refers to rare earth oxide(s).
Further, it is understood herein that unless it is stated that a metal oxide (e.g., A1203, complex A1203~metal oxide, etc.) is crystalline, for example, in a glass-ceramic, it may be amorphous, crystalline, or portions amorphous and portions crystalline.
For example if a glass-ceramic comprises A1203 and Zr02, the AI203 and Zr02 may each be in an amorphous state, crystalline state, or portions in an amorphous state and portions in a crystalline state, or even as a reaction product with another metal oxides) (e.g., unless it is stated that, for example, A1203 is present as crystalline A1203 or a specific crystalline phase of A1203 (e.g., alpha A1203), it may be present as crystalline A1203 andlor as part of one or more crystalline complex A1203 metal oxides.
Further, it is understood that glass-ceramics formed by heating amorphous material not exhibiting a Tg may not actually comprise glass, but rather may comprise the crystals and amorphous material that does not exhibiting a Tg.
Examples of articles according of the present invention include kitchenware (e.g., plates), dental brackets, and reinforcing fibers, cutting tool inserts, abrasive materials, and structural components of gas engines, (e.g., valves and bearings). Other articles include those having a protective coating of ceramic on the outer surface of a body or other substrate.
Brief Description of the Drawing FIG. 1 is a fragmentary cross-sectional schematic view of a coated abrasive article including abrasive particles made according to a method of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bonded abrasive article including abrasive particles made according to a method of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a nonwoven abrasive article including abrasive particles made according to a method of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is perspective view of a method according to the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a DTA trace of a sample prepared according to Example 5.

Detailed Description The present invention provides methods of melt spinning melts to provide amorphous materials. Optionally embodiments of the amorphous materials are heat-treated to provide glass-ceramics.
An exemplary melt spinning process according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 4, wherein melt spinning apparatus 41 comprises rotating wheel 42 having surfaces 44A and 44B and circuxnferential surface 43. As shown, melt 45 is contacted with circumferential surface 43 to provide glass 46. In some embodiments, and as shown, melt 45 is directed toward circumferential surface 43 with aid or orifice 47. That is, melt 45 is forced through orifice 47 using techniques known in art the such as mechanical or gas pressure. Alternatively, or in addition, for example, melt 45 can be directed towards either, or both, surfaces 44A and 44B to provide glass.
Some embodiments of the melt, amorphous materials (including glasses), and glass-ceramics made there from comprise at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 60-70) percent by weight A12O3, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable) and Y203 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or 1 to 25 percent by weight Y203, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable).
Some embodiments of the melt, amorphous materials (including glasses), and glass-ceramics made there from comprise at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 60-70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable) and REO (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or 1 to 25 percent by weight Yz03, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable).
Some embodiments of the melt, amorphous materials (including glasses), and glass-ceramics made there from comprise at Ieast 35 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ox even at least 70; in some embodiments, _7_ preferably in a range from 60-70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable), Y2O3 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or 1 to 25 percent by weight Y203, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable), and at least one of ZrOa or HfOz (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or 1 to 25,based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, and glass-ceramic, as applicable).
Some embodiments of the melt, amorphous materials (including glasses), and glass-ceramics made there from comprise at least 35 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least X1.0, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 60-70) percent by weight A1203, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable), RE0 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or 1 to 25 percent by weight REO, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, or glass-ceramic, as applicable), and at least one of Zr02 or Hf02 (in some embodiments, preferably comprise at least 0.5 percent by weight; in some embodiments, preferably in a range from 0.5 to 70, 0.5 to 50, or I to 25 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the melt, amorphous material, and glass-ceramic, as applicable).
Typically, embodiments of the amorphous materials and glass-ceramics made there from have x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers, at least 25 micrometers, at least 30 micrometers, 35 micrometers, 40 micrometers, 45 micrometers, 50 micrometers, micrometers,100 micrometers, I50 micrometers, 200 micrometers, 250 micrometers, 500 micrometers, 1000 micrometers, 2000 micrometers, 2500 micrometers, I mm, 5 mm, or even at least 10 mm, wherein those greater than about 50 are typically made by coalescing two or more pieces of amorphous material made via melt spinning.
The x, y, and z dimensions of a material are determined either visually or using microscopy, depending on the magnitude of the dimensions. The reported z dimension is, _g_ for example, the diameter of a sphere, the thickness of a coating, or the longest length of a prismatic shape.
Useful amorphous material formulations include those at or near a eutectic compositions) (e.g., binary and ternary eutectic compositions). In addition to compositions disclosed herein, other compositions, including quaternary and other higher order eutectic compositions, maybe apparent to those skilled in the art after reviewing the present disclosure.
Sources, including commercial sources, of (on a theoretical oxide basis) A1203 include bauxite (including both natural occurring bauxite and synthetically produced bauxite), calcined bauxite, hydrated aluminas (e.g., boehmite, and gibbsite), aluminum, Bayer process alumina, aluminum ore, gamma alumina, alpha alumina, aluminum salts, aluminum nitrates, and combinations thereof. The A1203 source may contain, or only provide, A1203. Alternatively, the A1203 source may contain, or provide A1203, as well as one or more metal oxides other than A1z03 (including materials of or containing complex A1203~metal oxides (e.g., Dy3A15012, Y3A150IZ, CeA11~018, etc.)).
Sources, including commercial sources, of rare earth oxides include rare earth oxide powders, rare earth metals, rare earth-containing ores (e.g., basal asite and monazite), rare earth salts, rare earth nitrates, and rare earth carbonates. The rare earth oxides) source may contain, or only provide, rare earth oxide(s). Alternatively, the rare earth oxides) source may contain, or provide rare earth oxide(s), as well as one or more metal oxides other than rare earth oxides) (including materials of or containing complex rare earth oxide~other metal oxides (e.g., Dy3A15012, CeA111018, etc.)).
Sources, including commercial sources, of (on a theoretical oxide basis) YZO3 include yttrium oxide powders, yttrium, yttrium-containing ores, and yttrium salts (e.g., yttrium carbonates, nitrates, chlorides, hydroxides, and combinations thereof). The Y203 source may contain, or only provide, Y2O3. Alternatively, the Y203 source may contain, or provide Y203, as well as one or more metal oxides other than Y203 (including materials of or containing complex Y203~metal oxides (e.g., Y3A1s012)).
Sources, including commercial sources, of (on a theoretical oxide basis) Zr02 include zirconium oxide powders, zircon sand, zirconium, zirconium-containing ores, and zirconium salts (e.g., zirconium carbonates, acetates, nitrates, chlorides, hydroxides, and combinations thereof). In addition, or alternatively, the ZrOa source may contain, or provide Zr02, as well as other metal oxides such as hafnia. Sources, including commercial sources, of (on a theoretical oxide basis) Hf02 include hafnium oxide powders, hafnium, hafnium-containing ores, and hafnium salts. In addition, or alternatively, the HfO2 source may contain, or provide Hf02, as well as other metal oxides such as Zr02.
Other useful metal oxide may also include, on a theoretical oxide basis, BaO, CaO, Cr203, CoO, Fe203, Ge02, Li20, MgO, MnO, NiO, Na20, Sc2O3, SrO, Ti02, ZnO, and combinations thereof. Sources, including commercial sources, include the oxides themselves, complex oxides, ores, carbonates, acetates, nitrates, chlorides, hydroxides, etc.
These metal oxides are added to modify a physical property of the resulting abrasive particles and/or improve processing. These metal oxides are typically are added anywhere from 0 to 50% by weight, in some embodiments preferably 0 to 25% by weight and more preferably 0 to 50% by weight of the glass-ceramic depending, for example, upon the desired property.
In some embodiments, it may be advantageous for at least a portion of a metal oxide source (in some embodiments, preferably, 10 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or even at least 50 percent by weight) to be obtained by adding particulate, metallic material comprising at least one of a metal (e.g., Al, Ca, Cu, Cr, Fe, Li, Mg, Ni, Ag, Ti, Zr, and combinations thereof), M, that has a negative enthalpy of oxide formation or an alloy thereof to the melt, or otherwise metal them with the other raw materials.
Although not wanting to be bound by theory, it is believed that the heat resulting from the exothermic reaction associated with the oxidation of the metal is beneficial in the formation of a homogeneous melt and resulting amorphous material. For example, it is believed that the additional heat generated by the oxidation reaction within the raw material eliminates or minimizes insufficient heat transfer, and hence facilitates formation and homogeneity of the melt, particularly when forming amorphous particles with x, y, and z dimensions over 150 micrometers. It is also believed that the availability of the additional heat aids in driving various chemical reactions and physical processes (e.g., densification, and spherodization) to completion. Further, it is believed for some embodiments, the presence of the additional heat generated by the oxidation reaction actually enables the formation of a melt, which otherwise is difficult or otherwise not practical due to high melting point of the materials. Further, the presence of the additional heat generated by the oxidation reaction actually enables the formation of amorphous material that otherwise could not be made, or could not be made in the desired size range. Another advantage of the invention include, in forming the amorphous materials, that many of the chemical and physical processes such as melting, densification and spherodizing can be achieved in a short time, so that very high quench rates be can achieved. For additional details, see copending application having U.S. Serial No. 10/211,639, filed August 2, 2003.
The particular selection of metal oxide sources and other additives for making ceramics according to the present invention typically takes into account, fox example, the desired composition and microstructure of the resulting ceramics, the desired degree of crystallinity, if any, the desired physical properties (e.g., hardness or toughness) of the resulting ceramics, avoiding or minimizing the presence of undesirable impurities, the desired characteristics of the resulting ceramics, and/or the particular process (including equipment and any purification of the raw materials before and/or during fusion and/or solidification) being used to prepare the ceramics.
In some instances, it may be preferred to incorporate limited amounts of metal oxides selected from the group consisting o~ Na20, P205, Si02, Te02, V203, and combinations thereof. Sources, including commercial sources, include the oxides themselves, complex oxides, ores, carbonates, acetates, nitrates, chlorides, hydroxides, etc.
These metal oxides may be added, for example, to modify a physical property of the resulting abrasive particles and/or improve processing. These metal oxides when used are typically are added from greater than 0 to 20% by weight, preferably greater than 0 to 5%
by weight and more preferably greater than 0 to 2% by weight of the glass-ceramic depending, for example, upon the desired property.
The addition of certain metal oxides may alter the properties and/or crystalline structure or microstructure of a glass-ceramic, as well as the processing of the raw materials and intermediates in making the glass-ceramic. For example, oxide additions such as MgO, CaO, Li20, and Na20 have been observed to alter both the Tg (for a glass) and TX (wherein TX is the crystallization temperature) of amorphous material.
Although not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that such additions influence glass formation. Further, for example, such oxide additions may decrease the melting temperature of the overall system (i.e., drive the system toward lower melting eutectic), and ease of amorphous material-formation. Complex eutectics in multi component systems (quaternary, etc.) may result in better amorphous material-forming ability. The viscosity of the liquid melt and viscosity of the glass in its' "working"
range may also be affected by the addition of certain metal oxides such as MgO, CaC~, LiZO, and Na20. It is also within the scope of the present invention to incorporate at least one of halogens (e.g., fluorine and chlorine), or chalcogenides (e.g., sulfides, selenides, and tellurides) into the amorphous materials, and the glass-ceramics made there from.
Crystallization of the amorphous material and ceramic comprising the amorphous material may also be affected by the additions of certain materials. For example, certain metals, metal oxides (e.g., titanates and zirconates), and fluorides, for example, may act as nucleation agents resulting in beneficial heterogeneous nucleation of crystals. Also, addition of some oxides may change nature of metastable phases denitrifying from the amorphous material upon reheating. In another aspect, for ceramics comprising crystalline Zr02, it may be desirable to add metal oxides (e.g., Y203, Ti02, CaO, and MgC)) that are ' known to stabilize tetragonal/cubic forni of Zr02.
The particular selection of metal oxide sources and other additives for making the ceramics typically takes into account, for example, the desired composition and microstructure of the resulting ceramics, the desired degree of crystallinity, if any, the desired physical properties (e.g., hardness or toughness) of the resulting ceramics, avoiding or minimizing the presence of undesirable impurities, the desired characteristics of the resulting ceramics, and/or the particular process (including equipment and any purification of the raw materials before and/or during fusion and/or solidification) being used to prepare the ceramics.
The melt can be provided by heating the oxide sources to provide a melt. For example, crucible can be charged with the oxide sources and them heated to provide the melt. In some embodiments, the crucible has a orifice to discharge the melt.
Common crucible materials are known in the art and include graphite, metals (e.g., platinum and platinumlrhodium) and ceramics (e.g. alumina). The crucible can be heated using 3 0 techniques known in the art, including the use if resistance or induction furnaces.

To enhance the cooling of the melt on a surface of the rotating substrate, the substrate may be chilled using techniques known in the art (e.g., it may be a chill-wheel).
Optionally, the methods according to the present invention are conducted with multiple rotating substrates (e.g., two or more chill-wheels). Alternatively, for example, embodiments of methods according to the present invention are conducted with stationary substrates, or with no substrates Optionally, the surface of the rotating substrate used to cool the melt may be flat, sharp, have grooves, etc to facilitate formation of a particular form such as ribbons, wires, etc. The rotating substrate can be made of materials known in the art for melt spinning, including metals such as copper and steel. Other materials with high thermal conductivity such as graphite may also be useful, depending, for example, on the nature of the melt and its reactivity or wetting properties toward a particular substrate material.
In another aspect, the speed of the rotating substrate may be adjusted, for example, to provide different cooling rates, to change the dimensions of the resulting amorphous material. It is also possible to use the inside surfaces of a hollow substrate (e.g., a wheel) to cool the melt.
To facilitate collection of the amorphous material, it may be desirable to have a collection chamber. In some embodiments, the imler cooling surfaces of a hollow wheel may be U-shaped, wherein other cooling media such as water or oils can be contained, to facilitate desired cooling rates.
Embodiments of the methods according to the present invention may, if desired, be conducted in a contained in an enclosure. Embodiments of the methods according to the present invention may, if desired, be conducted, for exasnphe, at high or low pressures, in air, inert or reactive gas atmospheres or vacuum.
The oxide sources for forming the melt may be, for example, in the form of blended fine powders or they may be blended and granulated by first dry or wet milling, followed by optionally drying and granulating, or granulating, for example, by spray drying. The oxide sources for forming the melt may also be, for example, previously fused, and which optionally may be subsequently crushed to provide granular of powdered feed. The oxide sources for forming the melt may also be, for example, previously spherodized material made, for example, by plasma spraying or other flame forming techniques.
The diameter or cross-section of the resulting amorphous material may be affected, for example, by a combination of factors such as viscosity of the melt, the orifice diameter, chill-wheel speed, heat-transfer rates, wetting properties of the melt on the chill-wheel material, and the solidification rate. In general, higher wheel speeds translate into thinner cross sectional shapes. Likewise lower viscosity melts tend to translate into thinner cross sectional shapes. If the viscosity is too low, then the melt stream may break into particulates, forming for example beads.
The microstructure or phase composition (glassy/amorphous/crystalline) of a material can be determined in a number of ways. Various information can be obtained using optical microscopy, electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis (DTA), and x-ray diffraction (XRD), for example.
Using optical microscopy, amorphous material is typically predominantly transparent due to the lack of light scattering centers such as crystal boundaries, while crystalline material shows a crystalline structure and is opaque due to light scattering effects.
A percent amorphous yield can be calculated for beads using a -100+120 mesh size fraction (i.e., the fraction collected between 150-micrometer opening size and micrometer opening size screens). The measurements are done in the following manner.
A single layer of beads is spread out upon a glass slide. The beads are observed using an optical microscope. Using the crosshairs in the optical microscope eyepiece as a guide, beads that lay along a straight line axe counted either amorphous or crystalline depending on their optical clarity. A total of 500 beads are counted and a percent amorphous yield is determined by the amount of amorphous beads divided by total beads counted.

Using DTA, the material is classified as amorphous if the corresponding DTA
trace of the material contains an exothermic crystallization event (TX). If the same trace also contains an endothermic event (Tg) at a temp erature lower than TX it is considered to consist of a glass phase. If the DTA trace of the material contains no such events, it is considered to contain crystalline phases.
Differential thermal analysis (DTA) can be conducted using the following method.
DTA runs can be made (using an instrument such as that obtained from Netzsch Instruments, Selb, Germany under the trade designation "NETZSCH STA 409 DTA/TGA") using a -140+170 mesh size fraction (i.e., the fraction collected between 105-micrometer opening size and 90-micrometer opening size screens). An amount of each screened sample (typically about 400 milligrams (mg)) is placed in a 100-microliter A12O3 sample holder. Each sample is heated in static air at a rate of 10°C/minute from room temperature (about 25°C) to 1100°C.
Using powder x-ray diffraction, XRD, (using an x-ray diffractometer such as that obtained under the trade designation "PHILLIPS XRG 3100" from Phillips, Mahwah, NJ, with copper K al radiation of 1.54050 Angstrom) the phases present in a material can be determined by comparing the peaks present in the XRD trace of the crystallized material to XRD patterns of crystalline phases provided in JCPDS (Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards) databases, published by International Center for Diffraction Data.
Furthermore, an XRD can be used qualitatively to determine types of phases.
The presence of a broad diffused intensity peak is taken as an indication of the amorphous nature of a material. The existence of both a broad peak and well-defined peaks is taken as an indication of existence of crystalline matter within an amorphous matrix.
For some uses, for example, abrasive particles and fillers, the as formed amorphous material or ceramic (including glass prior to crystallization) may be larger in size than that desired. The amorphous material or ceramic can be converted into smaller pieces using crushing and/or coxnminuting techniques known in the art, including roll crushing, canary milling, jaw crushing, hammer milling, ball milling, jet milling, impact crushing, and the Iike. In some instances, it is desired to have two or multiple crushing steps.
For example, after the ceramic is formed (solidified), it may be in the form of larger than desired. The first crushing step may involve crushing these relatively large masses or "chunlcs" to form smaller pieces. This crushing of these chunks may be accomplished with a hammer mill, impact crusher or j aw crusher. These smaller pieces may then be subsequently crushed to produce the desired particle size distribution. In order to produce the desired particle size distribution (sometimes referred to as grit size or grade), it may be necessary to perform multiple crushing steps. Tn genexal the crushing conditions are optimized to achieve the desired particle shapes) and particle size distribution. Resulting particles that are of the desired size may be recrushed if they are too large, or "recycled" and used as a raw material for re-melting if they are too small.
The shape of the ceramic (including glass prior to crystallization) may depend, for example, on the composition and/or microstructure of the ceramic, the geometry in which it was cooled, and the manner in which the ceramic is crushed (i.e., the crushing technique used). In general, where a "blocky" shape is preferred, more energy may be employed to achieve this shape. Conversely, where a "sharp" shape is preferred, less energy xnay be employed to achieve this shape. The crushing technique may also be changed to achieve different desired shapes. The resulting particles may have an average aspect ratio ranging from 1:1 to S:l, typically 1.25:1 to 3:1 and preferably 1.5:1 to 2.5:1.
Tt is also within the scope of the present invention, for example, to fabricate ceramics (including glass prior to crystallization) by coalescing. Tlus coalescing step in essence forms a larger sized body from two or more smaller particles. For example, amorphous material comprising particles (obtained, for example, by crushing) (including beads and microspheres), fibers, etc. may formed into a larger particle size.
For example, ceramic (including glass prior to crystallization), may also be provided by heating, for example, particles comprising the amorphous material, and/or fibers, etc.
above the Tg such that the particles, etc. coalesce to form a shape and cooling the coalesced shape. The temperature and pressure used for coalescing may depend, for example, upon composition of the amorphous material and the desired density of the resulting material.
The temperature should below glass crystallization temperature, and fox glasses, greater than the glass transition temperature. In certain embodiments, the heating is conducted at at least one temperature in a range of about 850°C to about 1100°C
(in some embodiments, 3 0 preferably 900°C to 1000°C). Typically, the amorphous material is under pressure (e.g., greater than zero to 1 GPa or more) during coalescence to aid the coalescence of the amorphous material. In one embodiment, a charge of the particles, etc. is placed into a die and hot-pressing is performed at temperatures above glass transition where viscous flow of glass leads to coalescence into a relatively large part. Examples of typical coalescing techniques include hot pressing, hot isostatic pressure, hot extrusion and the like.
Typically, it is generally preferred to cool the resulting coalesced body before further heat treatment. After heat treatment if so desired, the coalesced body may be crushed to smaller particle sizes or a desired particle size distribution.
It is also within the scope of the present invention to conduct additional heat-treatment to further improve desirable properties of the material. For example, hot-isostatic pressing may be conducted (e.g., at temperatures from about 900°C to about 1400°C) to remove residual porosity, increasing the density of the material. Optionally, the resulting, coalesced article can be heat-treated to provide glass-ceramic, crystalline ceramic, or ceramic otherwise comprising crystalline ceramic.
Coalescence of the amorphous material and/or glass-ceramic (e.g., particles) may also be accomplished by a variety of methods, including pressureless or pressure sintering (e.g., sintering, plasma assisted sintering, hot pressing, HIPing, hot forging, hot extrusion, etc.).
Heat-treatment can be carried out in any of a variety of ways, including those known in the art for heat-treating glass to provide glass-ceramics. For example, heat-treatment can be conducted in batches, for example, using resistive, inductively or gas heated furnaces. Alternatively, for example, heat-treatment can be conducted continuously, for example, using rotary kilns. In the case of a rotary kiln, the material is fed directly into a kiln operating at the elevated temperature. The time at the elevated temperature may range from a few seconds (in some embodiments even less than 5 seconds) to a few minutes to several hours. The temperature may range anywhere from 900°C to 1600°C, typically between 1200°C to 1500°C. It is also within the scope of the present invention to perform some of the heat-treatment in batches (e.g., for the nucleation step) and another continuously (e.g., for the crystal growth step and to achieve the desired density). For the nucleation step, the temperature typically ranges between about 900°C to about 1100°C, in some embodiments, preferably in a range from about 925 °C to about 1050°C. Likewise for the density step, the temperature typically is in a range from about 1100°C to about 1600°C, in some embodiments, preferably in a range from about 1200°C
to about 1500°C. This heat treatment may occur, for example, by feeding the material directly into a furnace at the elevated temperature. Alternatively, for example, the material may be feed into a furnace at a much lower temperature (e.g., room temperature) and then heated to desired temperature at a predetermined heating rate. It is within the scope of the present invention to conduct heat-treatment in an atmosphere other than air.
In some cases it might be even desirable to heat-treat in a reducing atmosphere(s). Also, for, example, it may be desirable to heat-treat under gas pressure as in, for example, hot-isostatic press, or in gas pressure fiunace. It is within the scope of the present invention to convert (e.g., crush) the resulting article or heat-treated article to provide particles (e.g., abrasive particles).
The amorphous material is heat-treated to at least partially crystallize the amorphous material to provide glass-ceramic. The heat-treatment of certain glasses to form glass-ceramics is well known in the art. The heating conditions to nucleate and grow glass-ceramics are known for a variety of glasses. Alternatively, one skilled in the art can determine the appropriate conditions from a Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) study of the glass using techniques known in the art. One skilled in the art, after reading the disclosure of the present invention should be able to provide TTT curves for amorphous materials made according to the present invention, determine the appropriate nucleation and/or crystal growth conditions to provide glass-ceramics of the abrasive particles.
Typically, glass-ceramics are stronger than the amorphous materials from which they are formed. Hence, the strength of the material may be adjusted, for example, by the degree to which the amorphous material is converted to crystalline ceramic phase(s).
Alternatively, or in addition, the strength of the material may also be affected, for example, by the number of nucleation sites created, which may in turn be used to affect the number, and in turn the size of the crystals of the crystalline phase(s). For additional details regarding forming glass-ceramics, see, for example Glass-Ceramics, P.W.
McMillan, Academic Press, Inc., 2"a edition, 1979.
For example, during heat-treatment of some exemplary amorphous materials made according to methods according to present invention for making the glass-ceramics, formation of phases such as LazZrzO~, and, if ZrOz is present, cubicltetragonal ZrOz, in some cases monoclinic ZrOz, have been observed at temperatures above about 900°C.
Although not wanting to be bound by theory, it is believed that zirconia-related phases are the first phases to nucleate from the amorphous material. Formation of A1z03, ReAl03 (wherein Re is at least one rare earth cation), ReAhlOls, ResAlsOlz, Y3AlsOlz, etc. phases are believed to generally occur at temperatures above about 925°C.
Typically, crystallite size during this nucleation step is on order of nanometers. For example, crystals as small as 10-15 nanometers have been observed. For at least some embodiments, heat-treatment at about 1300°C for about 1 hour provides a full crystallization. In generally, heat-treatment times for each of the nucleation and crystal growth steps may range of a few seconds (in some embodiments even less than 5 seconds) to several minutes to an hour or more.
The size of the resulting crystals can typically controlled at least in part by the nucleation andJor crystallization times and/or temperatures. Although it is generally preferred to have small crystals (e.g., on the order not greater than a micrometer, or even not greater thaxi a nanometer) the glass-ceramics may be made with larger crystal sizes (e.g., at least 1-10 micrometers, at least 10-25 micrometers, at least 50-100 micrometers, or even grater than 100 micrometers). Although not wanting to be bound by theory, it is generallybelieved in the art that the finer the size of the crystals (for the same density), the higher the mechanical properties (e.g., hardness and strength) of the ceramic.
Examples of crystalline phases which may be present in embodiments of glass-ceramics include: A1z03 (e.g., a-A1z03), Y203, REO, HfOz ZrOz (e.g., cubic ZrOz and tetragonal ZrOz), BaO, CaO, Crz03, CoO, Fez03, GeOz, LizO, MgO, MnO, NiO, NazO, P20s, Scz03, SiOz, SrO, TeOz, TiOz, V203, Yz03, ZnO, "complex metal oxides"
(including "complex A1z03~metal oxide (e.g., complex A12O3'REO (e.g., ReAl03 (e.g., Gd.A103 LaA103), ReA111018 (e.g., LaAhlOls,), and Re3AlsOlz (e.g., Dy3AlsOlz)), complex A12O3'Y2O3 (e.g., Y3AlsOiz), and complex ZrOz~REO (e.g., ReaZr20~
(e.g., La2Zrz07))), and combinations thereof.
It is also with in the scope of the present invention to substitute a portion of the yttrium and/or aluminum cations in a complex A1z03~metal oxide (e.g., complex AhO3'YZO3 (e.g., yttrium aluminate exhibiting a garnet crystal structure)) with other canons. For example, a portion of the A1 canons in a complex A1203~Y203 may be substituted with at least one cation of an element selected from the group consisting of:
Cr, Ti, Sc, Fe, Mg, Ca, Si, Co, and combinations thereof. For example, a portion of the Y
cations in a complex A1203 ~Y203 may be substituted with at least one cation of an element selected from the group consisting o~ Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, Ho, La, Lu, Nd, Pr, Sm, Th, Tm, Yb, Fe, Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Ca, Sr, and combinations thereof.
Similarly, it is also with in the scope of the present invention to substitute a portion of the aluminum cations in alumina. For example, Cr, Ti, Sc, Fe, Mg, Ca, Si, and Co can substitute for aluminum in the alumina. The substitution of cations as described above may affect the properties (e.g. hardness, toughness, strength, thermal conductivity, etc.) of the fused material.
It is also with in the scope of the present invention to substitute a portion of the rare earth and/or aluminum cations in a complex A1203~metal oxide (e.g., complex A1203-REO) with other cations. For example, a portion of the A1 cations in a complex A1~03~RE0 may 1S be substituted with at least one cation of an element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Ti, Sc, Fe, Mg, Ca, Si, Co, and combinations thereof. For example, a portion of the Y
cations in a complex A12O3'REO may be substituted with at least one cation of an element selected from the group consisting of Y, Fe, Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Ca, Sr, and combinations thereof Similarly, it is also with in the scope of the present invention to substitute a portion of the aluminum canons in alumina. For example, Cr, Ti, Sc, Fe, Mg, Ca, Si, and Co can substitute for aluminum in the alumina. The substitution of cations as described above may affect the properties (e.g. hardness, toughness, strength, thermal conductivity, etc.) of the fused material.
The average crystal size can be determined by the line intercept method according ZS to the ASTM standard E 112-96 "Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size". The sample is mounted in mounting resin (such as that obtained under the trade designation "TR.ANSOPTIC POWDER" from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL) typically in a cylinder of resin about 2.S cm in diameter and about 1.9 cm high. The mounted section is prepared using conventional polishing techniques using a polisher (such as that obtained from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL under the trade designation "ECOMET 3"). The sample is polished for about 3 minutes with a diamond wheel, followed by S minutes of polishing with each of 45, 30, 15, 9, 3, and 1-micrometer slurries. The mounted and polished sample is sputtered with a thin layer of gold-palladium and viewed using a scanning electron microscopy (such as the JEOL SEM Model JSM 840A). A typical back-scattered electron (BSE) rnicrograph of the microstructure found in the sample is used to determine the average crystal size as follows. The number of crystals that intersect per unit length (NL) of a random straight line drawn across the micrograph are counted. The average crystal size is determined from this number using the following equation.
Average Crystal Size = 1 ~5 NLM
Where NL is the number of crystals intersected per unit length and M is the magnification of the micrograph.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising alpha alumina having at least one of an average crystal size not greater than 150 nanometers.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising alpha alumina, wherein at least 75 (in some embodiments preferably, 80, 85, 90,95, or even 100) percent by number of the alpha alumina present in such portion have crystal sizes not greater than 200 nanometers.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising alpha A1203, crystalline ZrOz, and a first complex A12O3'YZO3, and wherein at least one of the alpha A1z03, the crystalline ZrOz, or the first complex A1203~Yz03 has am average crystal size not greater than 150 nanometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics fiuther comprise a second, different complex A12O3'YZO3. Tn some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A12O3'REO.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A12O3'YZO3, a second, different complex A1203~Ya03, and crystalline Zr02, and wherein for at least one of the first complex A12O3'Y2O3, the second complex A1z03~Y203, or the crystalline Zr02, at least 75 (in some embodiments preferably, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even 100) percent by number of the crystal sizes thereof are not greater than nanometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a second, different complex A12O3'YZO3. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A12O3'REO.

Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising alpha A1203, crystalline Zr02, and a first complex A1203~RE0, and wherein at least one of the alpha A1203, the crystalline Zr02, or the first complex A1203~R.E0 has an average crystal size not greater than 150 manometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a second, different complex AI203~RE0. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A12O3~Y2O3~
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A12O3'REO, a second, different complex AI203~RE0, and crystalline Zr02, and wherein for at least one of the first complex A1203~RE0, the second complex A1203~RE0, or the crystalline Zr02, at least 75 (in some embodiments preferably, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even 100) percent by number of the crystal sizes thereof are not greater than manometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A12~3'Y2~3~
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A1203~Y203, a second, different complex A1~03~Y203, and crystalline Zr02, and wherein at least one of the first complex A12O3'Y2O3, the second, different complex A12O3'Y2O3, or the crystalline Zr02 has an average crystal size not greater than 150 manometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a second, different complex A1203~Yz03. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A1z03~RE0.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A1203~Y203, a second, different complex A1z03~Yz03, and crystalline ZrOz, and wherein for at least one of the first complex A12O3'Y2O3, the second, different complex A12O3'Y2O3, or the crystalline Zr02, at least 75 (in some embodiments preferably, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even I 00) percent by number of the crystal sizes thereof are not greater than 200 manometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A1a03-REO.
Some ernbodirnents of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A120~-REO, a second, different complex AI2O3'REO, and crystalline Zr02, and wherein at least one of the first complex A1203~RE0, the second, different complex A1203~RE0, or the crystalline Zr02 has an average crystal size not greater than 150 _22_ nanometers. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a second, different complex A1203~REO. In some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A1a03~Y203.
Some embodiments of the glass-ceramics include glass-ceramics comprising a first complex A1203~RE0, a second, different complex A1203~RE0, and crystalline Zr02, and wherein fox at least one of the first complex A1203 ~REO, the second, different complex A1z03~RE0, or the crystalline Zr02, at least 75 (in some embodiments preferably, 80. 85, 90, 95, or even 100) percent by number of the crystal sizes thereof are not greater than 200 nanometers. W some embodiments preferably, the glass-ceramics further comprise a complex A1203~Y203.
In some embodiments, glass-ceramics of the abrasive particles comprise at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 97, 98, 99, or even 100 percent by volume crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average size of less than 1 micrometer. In some embodiments, glass-ceramics of the abrasive particles comprise not greater than at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 97, 98, 99, or even 100 percent by volume crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average size not greater than 0.5 micrometer. In some embodiments, glass-ceramics of the abrasive particles comprise less than at 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 97, 98, 99, or even I00 percent by volume crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average size not greater than 0.3 micrometer. In some embodiments, the glass-ceramics comprise less than at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 97, 98, 99, or even 100 percent by volume crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average size not greater than 0.15 micrometer.
Crystals formed by heat-treating amorphous material made according to methods of the present invention to provide embodiments of glass-ceramics may be, for example, equiaxed, columnar, or flattened splat-like features.
Typically, the (true) density, sometimes referred to as specific gravity, of ceramics made according to methods of the present invention is at least 70% of theoretical density.
More desirably, the (true) density of ceramics made according to methods of the present invention is at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%
or even 100% of theoretical density. The abrasive particles have (true) densities of at least 85%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5% or even 100% of theoretical density.

The average hardness of the material of the present invention can be determined as follows. Sections of the material are mounted in mounting resin (obtained under the trade designation "TRANSOPTIC POWDER" from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL) typically in a cylinder of resin about 2.5 cm in diameter and about 1.9 cm high. The mounted section is prepared using conventional polishing techniques using a polisher (such as that obtained from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL under the trade designation "ECOMET 3"). The sample is polished for about 3 minutes with a diamond wheel, followed by 5 minutes of polishing with each of 45, 30, 15, 9, 3, and 1-micrometer slurnes. The microhardness measurements are made using a conventional microharchless tester (such as that obtained under the trade designation "MITUTOYO MVK-VL" from Mitutoyo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) fitted with a Vickers indenter using a 100-gram indent load. The microhardness measurements are made according to the guidelines stated in ASTM Test Method E384 Test Methods for Microharchiess of Materials (1991).
In some embodiments, the average hardness of glass-ceramics made according to methods of the present invention is at least 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or even at least 18 Gpa2, Abrasive particles made according to the present invention have an average hardness of at least 15 GPa, in some embodiments, at least at least 16 GPa, 17 GPa, or even at least 18 GPa.
Additional details regarding amorphous materials and glass-ceramics, including making, using, and properties thereof, can be found in application having U.S.
Serial Nos.
09/922,526, 09/922,527, and 091922,530, filed August 2, 2001, and U.S. Serial Nos.
10/211,598; 10/211,630; 10/211,639; 10/211,034; 10/211,044; 10/211,620; and 10/211,640, filed August 2, 2002.
Abrasive particles made by methods according to the present invention generally comprise crystalline ceramic (in some embodiments, preferably at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99.5, or even 100 percent by volume) crystalline ceramic.
The abrasive particles can. be incorporated into an abrasive article, or used in loose form. The abrasive articles comprise binder and a plurality of abrasive particles, wherein at least a portion of the abrasive particles are the abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention. Exemplary abrasive products include coated abrasive articles, bonded abrasive articles (e.g., wheels), non-woven abrasive articles, and abrasive brushes. Coated abrasive articles typically comprise a backing having first and second, opposed major surfaces, and wherein the binder and the plurality of abrasive particles form an abrasive layer on at least a portion of the f~.rst major surface.
In some embodiments, preferably, at least 5, 10, 1S, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 8S, 90, 95, or even 100 percent by weight of the abrasive particles in an abrasive article are the abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, based on the total weight of the abrasive particles in the abrasive article.
Abrasive particles are usually graded to a given particle size distribution before use. Such distributions typically have a range of particle sizes, from coarse particles fine particles. In the abrasive art this range is sometimes referred to as a "coarse", "control"
and "fine" fractions. Abrasive particles graded according to industry accepted grading standards specify the particle size distribution for each nominal grade within numerical limits. Such industry accepted grading standards (i.e., specified nominal grades) include those known as the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) standards, 1 S Federation of European Producers of Abrasive Products (FEPA) standards, and Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) standards. In one aspect, the present invention provides a plurality of abrasive particles having a specified nominal grade, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of abrasive particles are abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention. In some embodiments, preferably, at least 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even 100 percent by weight of the plurality of abrasive particles are the abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, based on the total weight of the plurality of abrasive particles.
ANSI grade designations include: ANSI 4, ANSI 6, ANST 8, ANSI 16, ANSI 24, ANSI 36, ANST 40, ANSI 50, ANSI 60, ANSI 80, ANSI I00, ANSI 120, ANSI 150, ANSI
180, ANSI 220, ANSI 240, ANSI 280, ANSI 320, ANST 360, ANSI 400, and ANSI 600.
Preferred ANSI grades comprising abrasive particles according to the present invention are ANSI 8-220. FEPA grade designations include P8, P12, P16, P24, P36, P40, PSO, P60, P80, P100, P120, P1S0, P180, P220, P320, P400, P500, P600, P800, P1000, and P1200.
Preferred FEPA grades comprising abrasive particles according to the present invention are P12-P220. JIS grade designations include JTS8, JTS 12, JIS 16, JIS24, JIS36, JIS46, JIS54, JIS60, JIS80, JIS100, JTS150, JIS1~0, JIS220, JIS240, JTS280, JIS320, JIS360, JIS400, JIS400, JIS600, JIS800, JIS 1000, JIS1500, JIS2500, JIS4000, JIS6000, JIS8000, and JIS10,000. Preferred JIS grades comprising abrasive particles according to the present invention are JISB-220.
After crushing and screening, there will typically be a multitude of different abrasive particle size distributions or grades. These multitudes of grades may not match a manufacturer's or supplier's needs at that particular time. To minimize inventory, it is possible to recycle the off demand grades back into melt to form amorphous material.
This recycling may occur after the crushing step, where the particles are in large chunks or smaller pieces (sometimes referred to as "fines") that have not been screened to a particular distribution.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for making abrasive particles, the method comprising heat-treating amorphous (e.g., glass) comprising particles such that at least a portion of the amorphous material converts to glass-ceramic to provide abrasive particles comprising the glass-ceramic. The present invention also provides a method for making abrasive particles comprising a glass-ceramic, the method comprising heat-treating amorphous material such that at least a portion of the amorphous material converts to glass-ceramic, and crushing the resulting heat-treated material to provide the abrasive particles. When crushed, glass tends to provide sharper particles than crushing significantly crystallized glass-ceramics or crystalline material.
In another aspect, the present invention provides agglomerate abrasive grains each comprise a plurality of abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention bonded together via a binder. In another aspect, the present invention provides an abrasive article (e.g., coated abrasive articles, bonded abrasive articles (including vitrified, resinoid, and metal bonded grinding wheels, cutoff wheels, mounted points, and honing stones), nonwoven abrasive articles, and abrasive brushes) comprising a binder and a plurality of abrasive particles, wherein at least a portion of the abrasive particles are abrasive particles (including where the abrasive particles are agglomerated) made by a method according to the present invention. Methods of making such abrasive articles and using abrasive articles using abrasive particles are well known to those skilled in the art.
Furthermore, abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention can be used in abrasive applications that utilize abrasive particles, such as slurries of abrading compounds (e.g., polishing compounds), milling media, shot blast media, vibratory mill media, and the like.
Coated abrasive articles generally include a backing, abrasive particles, and at least one binder to hold the abrasive particles onto the backing. The backing can be any suitable material, including cloth, polymeric film, fibre, nonwoven webs, paper, combinations thereof, and treated versions thereof. The binder can be any suitable binder, including an inorganic or organic binder (including thermally curable resins and radiation curable resins). The abrasive particles can be present in one layer or in two layers of the coated abrasive article.
An example of a coated abrasive article is depicted in FIG. 1. Refernng to this figure, coated abrasive article according to the present invention I has a backing (substrate) 2 and abrasive layer 3. Abrasive layer 3 includes abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention 4 secured to a major surface of backing 2 by make coat 5 and size coat 6. W some instances, a supersize coat (not shown) is used.
Bonded abrasive articles typically include a shaped mass of abrasive particles held together by an organic, metallic, or vitrified binder. Such shaped mass can be, for example, in the form of a wheel, such as a grinding wheel or cutoff wheel. The diameter of grinding wheels typically is about 1 cm to over 1 meter; the diameter of cut off wheels about 1 cm to over 80 cm (more typically 3 cm to about 50 cm). The cut off wheel thickness is typically about O.5 mm to about 5 cm, more typically about 0.5 mm to about 2 cm. The shaped mass can also be in the form, fox example, of a honing stone, segment, mounted point, disc (e.g. double disc grinder) or other conventional bonded abrasive shape. Bonded abrasive articles typically comprise about 3-50% by volume bond material, about 30-90% by volume abrasive particles (or abrasive particle blends), up to 50% by volume additives (including grinding aids), and up to 70% by volume pores, based on the total volume of the bonded abrasive article.
A preferred form is a grinding wheel. Referring to FIG. 2, grinding wheel 10 is depicted, which includes abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention 11, molded in a wheel and mounted on hub I2.
Nonwoven abrasive articles typically include an open porous lofty polymer filament structure having abrasive particles made by a method according to the present _27_ invention distributed throughout the structure and adherently bonded therein by an organic binder. Examples of filaments include polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, and polyaramid fibers. In FIG. 3, a schematic depiction, enlarged about 100x, of a typical nonwoven abrasive article is provided. Such a nonwoven abrasive article according to the present invention comprises fibrous mat 50 as a substrate, onto which abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention 52 axa adhered by binder 54.
Useful abrasive brushes include those having a plurality of bristles unitary with a backing (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,427,595 (Pihl et al.), 5,443,906 (Pihl et al.), 5,679,067 (Johnson et al.), and 5,903,951 (Ionta et al.). Desirably, such brushes are made by inj ection molding a mixture of polymer and abrasive particles.
Suitable organic binders for making abrasive articles include thermosetting organic polymers. Examples of suitable thermosetting organic polymers include phenolic resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine-formaldehyde resins, urethane resins, acrylate resins, polyester resins, aminoplast resins having pendant a,(3-unsaturated carbonyl groups, epoxy resins, acrylated urethane, acrylated epoxies, and combinations thereof. The binder andlor abrasive article may also include additives such as f bers, lubricants, wetting agents, thixotropic materials, surfactants, pigments, dyes, antistatic agents (e.g., carbon black, vanadimn oxide, graphite, etc.), coupling agents (e.g., silanes, titanates, zircoaluminates, etc.), plasticizers, suspending agents, and the like. The amounts of these optional additives are selected to provide the desired properties. The coupling agents can improve adhesion to the abrasive particles and/or filler. The binder chemistry may thermally cured, radiation cured or combinations thereof. Additional details on binder chemistry may be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,588,419 (Caul et al.), 4,751,138 (Tumey et al.), and 5,436,063 (Follett et al.).
More specifically with regard to vitrified bonded abrasives, vitreous bonding materials, which exhibit an amorphous structure and are typically hard, are well known in the art. In some cases, the vitreous bonding material includes crystalline phases. Bonded, vitrified abrasive articles may be in the shape of a wheel (including cut off wheels), honing stone, mounted pointed or other conventional bonded abrasive shape. A
preferred vitrified bonded abrasive article is a grinding wheel.
_28_ Examples of metal oxides that are used to form vitreous bonding materials include:
silica, silicates, alumina, soda, calcia, potassia, titania, iron oxide, zinc oxide, lithium oxide, magnesia, boria, aluminum silicate, borosilicate glass, lithium aluminum silicate, combinations thereof, and the like. Typically, vitreous bonding materials can be formed from composition comprising from 10 to 100% glass frit, although more typically the composition comprises 20% to 80% glass frit, or 30% to 70% glass frit. The remaining portion of the vitreous bonding material can be a non- frit material.
Alternatively, the vitreous bond may be derived from a non-frit containing composition. Vitreous bonding materials are typically matured at a temperatures) in a range of about 700°C to about IO 1500°C, usually in a range of about 800°C to about 1300°C, sometimes in a range of about 900°C to about 1200°C, or even in a range of about 950°C
to about 1100°C. The actual temperature at which the bond is matured depends, for example, on the particular bond chemistry.
Preferred vitrified bonding materials may include those comprising silica, alumina (desirably, at least 10 percent by weight alumina), and boria (desirably, at least 10 percent by weight boria). In most cases the vitrif ed bonding material further comprise alkali metal oxides) (e.g., Na20 and KZO) (in some cases at least 10 percent by weight alkali metal oxide(s)).
Binder materials may also contain filler materials or grinding aids, typically in the form of a particulate material. Typically, the particulate materials are inorganic materials.
Examples of useful fillers for this invention include: metal carbonates (e.g., calcium carbonate (e.g., chalk, calcite, marl, travertine, marble and limestone), calcium magnesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate), silica (e.g., quartz, glass beads, glass bubbles and glass fibers) silicates (e.g., talc, clays, (montmorillonite) feldspar, mica, calcium silicate, calcium metasilicate, sodium aluminosilicate, sodium silicate) metal sulfates (e.g., calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, sodium sulfate, aluminum sodium sulfate, aluminum sulfate), gypsum, vermiculite, wood flour, aluminum trihydrate, carbon black, metal oxides (e.g., calcium oxide (lime), aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide), and metal sulfites (e.g., calcium sulfite).
In general, the addition of a grinding aid increases the useful life of the abrasive article. A grinding aid is a material that has a significant effect on the chemical and physical processes of abrading, which results in improved performance.
Although not wanting to be bound by theory, it is believed that a grinding aids) will (a) decrease the friction between the abrasive particles and the workpiece being abraded, (b) prevent the abrasive particles from "capping" (i.e., prevent metal particles from becoming welded to the tops of the abrasive particles), or at least reduce the tendency of abrasive particles to cap, (c) decrease the interface temperature between the abrasive particles and the workpiece, or (d) decreases the grinding forces.
Grinding aids encompass a wide variety of different materials and can be inorganic or organic based. Examples of chemical groups of grinding aids include waxes, organic halide compounds, halide salts and metals and their alloys. The organic halide compounds will typically break down during abrading and release a halogen acid or a gaseous halide compound. Examples of such materials include chlorinated waxes like tetrachloronaphtalene, pentachloronaphthalene, and polyvinyl chloride.
Examples of halide salts include sodium chloride, potassium cryolite, sodium cryolite, ammonium cryolite, potassium tetrafluoroboate, sodium tetrafluoroborate, silicon fluorides, potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride. Examples of metals include, tin, lead, bismuth, cobalt, antimony, cadmium, and iron titanium. Other miscellaneous grinding aids include sulfur, organic sulfur compounds, graphite, and metallic sulfides. It is also within the scope of the present invention to use a combination of different grinding aids, and in some instances this may produce a synergistic effect. The preferred grinding aid is cryolite;
the most preferred grinding aid is potassium tetrafluoroborate.
Grinding aids can be particularly useful in coated abrasive and bonded abrasive articles. In coated abrasive arfiicles, grinding aid is typically used in the supersize coat, which is applied over the surface of the abrasive particles. Sometimes, however, the grinding aid is added to the size coat. Typically, the amount of grinding aid incorporated into coated abrasive articles are about SO-300 g/m2 (desirably, about 80-160 g/m2). In vitrified bonded abrasive articles grinding aid is typically impregnated into the pores of the article.
The abrasive articles can contain 100% abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, or blends of such abrasive particles with other abrasive particles and/or diluent particles. However, at least about 2% by weight, desirably at least about 5% by weight, and more desirably about 30-100% by weight, of the abrasive particles in the abrasive articles should be abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention. In some instances, the abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention' may be blended with another abrasive particles and/or diluent particles at a ratio between 5 to 75% by weight, about 25 to 75% by weight about 40 to 60% by weight, or about 50% to 50% by weight (i.e., in equal amounts by weight).
Examples of suitable conventional abrasive particles include fused aluminum oxide (including white fused alumina, heat-treated aluminum oxide and brown aluminum oxide), silicon carbide, boron carbide, titanium carbide, diamond, cubic boron nitride, garnet, fused alumina-zirconia, and sol-gel-derived abrasive particles, and the like.
The sol-gel-derived abrasive particles may be seeded or non-seeded. Likewise, the sol-gel-derived abrasive particles may be randomly shaped or have a shape associated with them, such as a rod or a triangle. Examples of sol gel abrasive particles include those described U.S. Pat.
Nos. 4,314,827 (Leitheiser et al.), 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), 4,623,364 (Cottringer et al.), 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,770,671 (Monroe et al.), 4,881,951 (Wood et al.), 5,011,508 (Wald et al.), 5,090,968 (Pellow), 5,139,978 (Wood), 5,201,916 (Berg et al.), 5,227,104 (Bauer), 5,366,523 (Rowenhorst et al.), 5,429,647 (Larmie), 5,498,269 (Larmie), and 5,551,963 (Larmie). Additional details concerning sintered alumina abrasive particles made by using alumina powders as a raw material source can also be found, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,259,147 (Falz), 5,593,467 (Monroe), and 5,665,127 (Moltgen).
Additional details concerning fused abrasive particles, can be found, for example, in U.S.
Pat. Nos. 1,161,620 (Coulter), 1,192,709 (Tone), 1,247,337 (Saunders et al.), 1,268,533 (Allen), and 2,424,645 (Bawnann et al.) 3,891,408 (Rowse et al.), 3,781,172 (Pett et al.), 3,893,826 (Quinan et al.), 4,126,429 (Watson), 4,457,767 (Poon et al.), 5,023,212 (Dubots et. al), 5,143,522 (Gibson et al.), and 5,336,280 (Dubots et. al), and applications having U.S. Serial Nos. 09/495,978, 09/496,422, 09/496,638, and 09/496,713, each filed on February 2, 2000, and, 09/618,876, 09/618,879, 09/619,106, 09/619,191, 091619,192, 09/619,215, 09/619,289, 09/619,563, 09/619,729, 09/619,744, and 09/620,262, each filed on July 19, 2000, and 09/772,730, filed January 30, 2001. In some instances, blends of abrasive particles may result in an abrasive article that exhibits improved grinding performance in comparison with abrasive articles comprising 100% of either type of abrasive particle.
If there is a blend of abrasive particles, the abrasive particle types forming the blend may be of the same size. Alternatively, the abrasive particle types may be of different particle sizes. For example, the larger sized abrasive particles may be abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, with the smaller sized particles being another abrasive particle type. Conversely, for example, the smaller sized abrasive particles may be abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, with the larger sized particles being another abrasive particle type.
Examples of suitable diluent particles include marble, gypsum, flint, silica, iron oxide, aluminum silicate, glass (including glass bubbles and glass beads), alumina bubbles, alumina beads and diluent agglomerates. Abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention can also be combined in or with abrasive agglomerates. Abrasive agglomerate particles typically comprise a plurality of abrasive particles, a binder, and optional additives. The binder may be organic and/or inorganic. Abrasive agglomerates may be randomly shape or have a predetermined shape associated with them. The shape may be a block, cylinder, pyramid, coin, square, or the like. Abrasive agglomerate particles typically have particle sizes ranging from about 100 to about 5000 micrometers, typically about 250 to about 2500 micrometexs. Additional details regarding abrasive agglomerate particles may be found, fox example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,311,489 (Kressner), 4,652,275 (Bloecher et al.), 4,799,939 (Bloecher et al.), 5,549,962 (Holmes et al.), and 5,975,988 (Christianson), and applications having U.S. Serial Nos. 09/68,444 and 09/688,484, filed October 16, 2000.
The abrasive particles may be uniformly distributed in the abrasive article or concentrated in selected areas or portions of the abrasive article. For example, in a coated abrasive, there may be two layers of abrasive particles. The first layer comprises abrasive particles other than abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, and the second (outermost) layer comprises abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention. Likewise in a bonded abrasive, there may be two distinct sections of the grinding wheel. The outermost section may comprise abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention, whereas the innermost section does not. Alternatively, abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention may be uniformly distributed throughout the bonded abrasive article.
Further details regarding coated abrasive articles can be found, for example, in U.S.
Pat. Nos. 4,734,104 (Broberg), 4,737,163 (Laxkey), 5,203,884 (Buchanan et al.), 5,152,917 (Pieper et al.), 5,378,251 (Culler et al.), 5,417,726 (Stout et al.), 5,436,063 (Follett et al.), 5,496,386 (Broberg et al.), 5, 609,706 (Benedict et al.), 5,520,711 (Hehnin), 5,954,844 (Law et al.), 5,961,674 (Gagliardi et al.), and 5,975,988 (Christianson).
Further details regarding bonded abrasive articles can be found, for example, in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 4,543,107 (Rue), 4,741,743 (Narayanan et al.), 4,800,685 (Haynes et al.), 4,898,597 (Hay et al.), 4,997,461 (Markhoff Matheny et al.), 5,037,453 (Narayanan et al.), 5,110,332 (Narayanan et al.), and 5,863,308 (Qi et al.). Further details regarding vitreous bonded abrasives can be found, for example, in U. S. Pat. Nos. 4,543,107 (Rue), 4,898,597 (Hay et al.), 4,997,461 (Maxkhoff Matheny et al.), 5,094,672 (Giles Jr. et al.), 5,118,326 (Sheldon et al.), 5,131,926(Sheldon et al.), 5,203,886 (Sheldon et al.), 5,282,875 (Wood et al.), 5,738,696 (Wu et al.), and 5,863,308 (Qi). Further details regarding nonwoven abrasive articles can be found, fox example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,958,593 (Hoover et al.).
The present invention provides a method of abrading a surface, the method comprising contacting at least one abrasive particle made by a method according to the present invention, with a surface of a workpiece; and moving at least of one the abrasive particle or the contacted surface to abrade at least a portion of said surface with the abrasive particle. Methods for abrading with abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention range of snagging (i.e., high pressure high stock removal) to polishing (e.g., polislung medical implants with coated abrasive belts), wherein the latter is typically done with finer grades (e.g., less ANSI 220 and finer) of abrasive particles. The abrasive particle may also be used in precision abrading applications, such as grinding cam shafts with vitrified bonded wheels. The size of the abrasive particles used for a particular abrading application will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Abrading with abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention may be done dry or wet. For wet abrading, the liquid may be introduced supplied in the form of a Iight mist to complete flood. Examples of commonly used liquids include: water, water-soluble oil, organic lubricant, and emulsions.
The liquid may serve to reduce the heat associated with abrading and/or act as a lubricant. The liquid may contain minor amounts of additives such as bactericide, antifoaming agents, and the like.
Abrasive particles made by a method according to the present invention may be used to abrade workpieces such as aluminum metal, carbon steels, mild steels, tool steels, stainless steel, hardened steel, titanium, glass, ceramics, wood, wood like materials, paint, painted surfaces, arganic coated surfaces and the like. The applied force during abrading typically ranges from about 1 to about 100 kilograms.
Embodiments of particulate amorphous and glass-ceramics made according to a method of the present invention may be useful, for example, as fillers in polymeric, metallic, or ceramic matrix composites, as feed particles for plasma spraying, or raw materials for forming ceramic materials. Transparent forms may be used as retro-reflective beads. Embodiments of particulate amorphous and glass-ceramics made according to a method of the present invention may be viscoelastically deformed into simple or complex shaped bulk materials.
Advantages and embodiments 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. Unless otherwise stated, all examples contained no significant amount of Si02, B203, P20s, Ge02, TeOz, As203, and V205.

Examples Exam l~-2 A 250-ml polyethylene bottle (7.3-cm diameter) was charged with a SO-gram mixture of various powders (as shown below in Table l, with sources of the raw materials listed in Table 2), 75 grams of isopropyl alcohol, and 200 grams of alumina milling media (cylindrical shape, both height and diameter of 0.635 cm; 99.9% alumina;
obtained from Coors, Golden, CO). The contents of the polyethylene bottle were milled for 16 hours at 60 revolutions per minute (rpm), the milling media were removed and the slurry was poured onto a warm (approximately 7S°C) glass ("PYREX") pan where it dried within 3 minutes. The dried powder was then screened through a 70-mesh screen (212-micrometer opening size screen) with the aid of a paintbrush.
Table 1 Example V~eight percent of components Batch amounts, g 1 A1203: 38.5 A1203: 19.3 Laz03: 42.5 La203: 21.3 Zr02: 19.0 Zr02: 9.5 2 A1203: 57.5 A1203: 28.8 Y203: 27.6 Y203: 13.8 ZrO2: 14.9 Zr02: 7.5 Table 2 Raw Material Source Alumina particles Obtained from Alcoa Chemicals, under trade (A1203) designation "A16SG"

Lanthanum oxide particlesObtained from Molycorp Inc., Mountain Pass, CA and (La203) calcined at 700C for 6 hours prior to batch mixing Yttrium oxide particlesObtained from H.C. Stark Newton, MA

~2~3) Zirconium oxide particlesObtained from Zirconia Sales, Inc. of Marietta, GA

(Zr02) under trade designation "DK-2"

Example 3 Approximately 7 grams of the feed particles of Example 1 were cold isostatically pressed (CIPed), at 207 megapascals (MPa) (30 ksi) in a rubber bag, into a pellet, 1 centimeter (cm) in diameter, and 5 cm in length. Cold isostatic pressing was done in oil (to apply pressure uniformly from all directions) so, to protect the sample from soaking in oil, the sample was placed in a rubber bag (diameter of 1 cm) to contain the samples during CIPing.
The pellet was placed in a graphite cylindrical crucible with a diameter of 1.25 cm.
The bottom of the crucible was tapered and approximately 2 millimeters (mm) thick at the orifice opening. The orifice opening was 0.~2 mm in diameter. The sample was heated using a standard 15 kilowatt (KW) (operating at 450 kHz) inductively heated unit under a partial pressure of He gas. No attempt was made to monitor or control the temperature of the chamber. Heating and melting occurred very rapidly, within a few seconds.
After initial melting was observed, evidenced by the melt dripping through the orifice) overpressure (measured by a differential pressure nanometer, 0P (i.e., the difference in pressure over the molten sample in the crucible and inside the apparatus (i.e., outside the crucible)) = 20 MPa (150 tort)) was applied to force the melt out onto the edge of a rotating oxygen free high-conductivity (OFHC) copper wheel, rotating at 10 meters per second (xn/s). The maximum temperature observed was 1639°C. A schematic of the apparatus is shown in Figure 4. A non-continuous melt stream exited out of the crucible and hit the rotating wheel as spheres. The rotating copper wheel further broke apart the melt stream, and the resulting quenched material was a plurality of spherical particles.
Example 4 A second charge of 7 grams of the feed particles of Example 1 was prepared and melt-spun as described in Example 3, except the orifice opening was 1.1 mm in diameter.
Again a non-continuous melt stream was established. A fraction of the melt hit the rotating copper wheel and was expelled as spherical particles. However, the majority of the melt was deformed and quenched by the copper wheel resulting in whiskers and flakes.
Visual inspection using optical microscopy shoaled the whiskers and flakes were transparent, which suggest amorphous material.
Example 5 A charge of 7 grams of the feed particles of Example 2 was prepared and melt-spun as described in Exaanple 3, except the orifice opening was 1.1 mm in diameter.
This time a continuous melt stream was established. A schematic of the apparatus is shown in Figure 4. A continuous melt puddle was formed on the surface of the copper wheel, from which a ribbon was continuously spun. The ribbon contacted the edge of the apparatus, causing it to break into ribbons approximately 30-50 mm long, with an approximate thickness of 50 micrometers. It is believed that longer ribbons could be produced if contact with the apparatus were avoided.
Differential thermal analysis (DTA) was conducted using the following method.
The ribbons were crushed using a mortar and pestle. DTA runs were made (using an instrument obtained from Netzsch Instruments, Selb, Germany under the trade designation "NETZSCH STA 409 DTA/TGA") using a -140+170 mesh size fraction (i.e., the fraction collected between 105-micrometer opening size and 90-micrometer opening size screens).
The amount of each screened sample placed in a 100-microliter A1203 sample holder was about 400 milligrams. Each sample was heated in static air at a rate of 10°C/minute from room temperature (about 25°C) to 1100°C.

Referring to Figure 5 line 123 is the plotted DTA data for this material.
Referring to Figure 5, line 123, the material exhibited an endothermic event at a temperature around 872°C, as evidenced by the downward curve of line 123. It is believed this event was due to the glass transition (Tg) of the glass material. At about 958°C, an exothermic event was observed as evidenced by the sharp peak in line 123. It is believed that this event was due to the crystallization (Tx) of the material.
Example 6 Several of the ribbons produced in Example 5 (about 25 grams) were placed in a graphite die and hot-pressed using a uniaxial pressing apparatus (obtained under the trade designation "HP-50", Thermal Technology Inc., Brea, CA). The hot-pressing was carried out in an argon atmosphere and 13.8 MPa (2000 pounds per square inch (2 ksi)) pressure.
The hot-pressing furnace was ramped up to 970°C, at 25°C/minute.
The result was sheets consisting of several ribbons pressed together. The resulting sheets were glassy as I S determined from a DTA trace of the sheets, which showed a glass transition temperature, and a crystallization temperature similar to the unpressed ribbons. .
Example 7 The feed particles of Example 1 were fed directly into a hydrogen/oxygen torch flame to melt the particles. The torch used to melt the particles, thereby generating molten droplets, was a Bethlehem bench burner PM2D Model B obtained from Bethlehem Apparatus Co., Hellertown, PA. Hydrogen and oxygen flow rates for the torch were as follows. For the inner ring, the hydrogen flow rate was 8 standard liters per minute (SLPM) and the oxygen flow rate was 3.5 SLPM. For the outer ring, the hydrogen flow rate was 23 SLPM and the oxygen flow rate was 12 SLPM. The particles were melted in the flame and transported to an inclined stainless steel surface (approximately 51 centimeters (20 inches) wide with a slope angle of 45 degrees) with cold water r~u~ning over (approximately 8 liters/minute) the surface to form beads. The resulting molten and quenched beads were collected in a pan and dried at 110°C. The beads were amorphous as determined by their transparency under optical microscopy. They were spherical in shape and varied in size from a few micrometers up to 250 micrometers.

A composite consisting of alternating layers of these beads and the ribbons made in Example 5 were hot pressed as follows. The first layer consisted of 5 grams of beads laid into a graphite die, on top of which 1 gram of ribbons were laid out. The first and second layers were repeated and topped off with a final layer of 5 grams of beads.
The combination was then hot pressed as described in Example 6. At the hot-pressing temperature and pressure the beads were able to flow around the ribbons and coalesce into a single bulk material. The result was a composite of the ribbons prepared in Example 5 in a matrix of coalesced beads.
Various modifications and alterations of this 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 is not to be unduly limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein.

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What is claimed is:
1. A method for making ceramic comprising glass, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total metal oxide content of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the melt contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total metal oxide content of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total metal oxide content of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the glass contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the glass has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the melt spinning provides a plurality of shapes.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the ceramic is glass.
5. A method for making ceramic comprising glass, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass.
6. The method according to claim 5 wherein the glass has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the melt spinning provides a plurality of shapes.
8. A method for making a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the method .
comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, and a first metal oxide other than Al2O3 and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the melt contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the glass contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the glass of at least some of the fibers has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
10. A method for making a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass.
11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the glass of at least some of the fibers has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
12. A method for making glass-ceramic, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the melt contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the glass contains not more than percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass; and heat-treating the ceramic comprising glass such that at least a portion of the glass is converted to a glass-ceramic.
13. The method according to claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the glass has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
14. A method for making glass-ceramic, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a ceramic comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass; and heat-treating the ceramic comprising glass such that at least a portion of the glass is converted to a glass-ceramic.
15. The method according to claim 14 wherein at least a portion of the glass has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
16. A method for making a plurality of fibers comprising a glass-ceramic, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the melt contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the glass contains not more than 10 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass; and heat-treating the fibers comprising glass such that at least a portion of the glass is converted to a glass-ceramic.
17. The method according to claim 16 wherein the glass of at least some of the fibers has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
18. A method for making a plurality of fibers comprising a glass-ceramic, the method comprising:
contacting a melt with a surface of a rotating substrate such that the melt cools to provide a plurality of fibers comprising glass, the melt comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the melt, a first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and a second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the melt, and wherein the melt contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the melt; and the glass comprising at least 35 percent by weight Al2O3, based on the total weight of the glass, the first metal oxide other than Al2O3, and the second, different metal oxide other than Al2O3, wherein the Al2O3, first metal oxide, and second metal oxide collectively comprise at least 70 percent by weight of the glass, and wherein the glass contains not more than 30 percent by weight collectively As2O3, B2O3, GeO2, P2O5, SiO2, TeO2, and V2O5, based on the total weight of the glass; and heat-treating the glass such that at least a portion of the glass is converted to a glass-ceramic.
19. The method according to claim 18 wherein the glass of at least some of the fibers has x, y, and z dimensions each perpendicular to each other, and wherein each of the x, y, and z dimensions is at least 10 micrometers.
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