CALCINED ALUMINA

Grain Code 7920

Description
Saint-Gobain Industrial Grade Precision
Alumina is manufactured from high quality
calcined alumina that is air classified to
achieve tightly sized distributions. The
single-crystal alumina platelets lay flat
during lapping to provide extremely high
cut rates and lower surface roughness
values when compared to both fused
aluminum oxide and competitive calcined
aluminas. Our engineered classifying
equipment ensures a product with
controlled and reproducible sizing.

Applications
• Metal Lapping
• Metal Polishing
• Coated Mylar Tape

Industrial Grade Precision Alumina

Product Characteristics
Physical Chemical

Crystal Form Monocrystalline Alpha Alumina Al2O3 98.70% min.

Shape Hexagonal Platelets SiO2 0.06% max.
Hardness Knoop – 2000 Fe2O3 0.03% max.
pH 9.0-10.5 Na2O 1.00% max.
Specific Gravity 3.95 gm/cc TiO2 0.02% max.
CaO 0.07% max.
MgO 0.05% max.

The information contained in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable but is presented without guarantee or warranty on the part of Saint-Gobain
Ceramic Materials. Further, nothing present herein should be interpreted as an inducement to practice invention without an appropriate license.
Typical size distributions are shown below. Our ISO-certified manufacturing and classification process ensures
narrow particle size distributions and superior coarse grain control.

IGPA Product Sizing IGPA Typical Sizing Curves

By Coulter Multisizer by Coulter Multisizer

d3 d94
50
IGPA max. d min.
1.0 4.0 0.70- 1.40 n/a
2.0 6.0 1.70- 2.70 n/a
3.0 10.0 2.50- 3.50 1.0
5.0 12.0 3.50- 4.50 1.5
9.0 15.0 5.50- 6.50 2.5
12.0 18.0 7.50- 8.50 4.0
15.0 20.0 10.50-11.50 6.0
18.0 22.0 11.50-12.75 7.0
20.0 24.0 12.75-14.00 8.0
22.0 30.0 14.00-16.00 8.5
25.0 34.0 16.00-18.00 9.0
30.0 38.0 20.00-23.00 12.0

Performance Data Conversion Chart

(d50 values by Coulter Multisizer)
Data generated by lapping 75mm diameter cast iron
disks using a double-sided Peter Wolters AC500
lapping machine and an approximately d50 = 12µ Norton Micro Fujimi Approx
calcined alumina from Ceramic Materials and two IGPA WCA PWA K.C. D50 FepaF JIS
competitors.
1.0 1.0 1.0  1µ  8000
2.0 2.0 2.0  2 1500 6000
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3 1200 4000
5.0 5.0 5.0  4 1000 3000
9.0 12.0 9.0 5.0 6 800 2000
12.0 15.0 12.0 9.0 8 600 1500
15.0 18.0 15.0  11  1500
18.0 20.0  12.0 12 500 1200
20.0  20.0 12.0 13  1200
22.0   15.0 15  1000
25.0 25.0 25.0 18.0 17 400 1000
30.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 21 360 800

Ceramic Materials. Further, nothing present herein should be interpreted as an inducement to practice invention without an appropriate license.
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