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• composite articles according to the present invention comprise a volume fraction of the ceramic matrix in a range from 30 to 90 (in some embodiments, in a range from 50 to 80, 60 to 80, or even from 65 to 75), and a volume fraction of the glass-ceramic of the first composition in a range from 10 to 70 (in some embodiments, in a range from 20 to 50, 20 to 40, or even from 25 to 35), based on the total volume of the abrasive body.
• the present invention provides a method for making a composite article according to the present invention, the method comprising: providing a mixture of glass-ceramic particles having a first composition and ceramic particles comprising glass ha.ving a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions each comprise a mixture of metal oxides, wherein the amount of any particular metal oxide by weight in the first composition is at least 90 (in some embodiments, at least 95, 97, 98, or even at least 99) percent of its weight percent in the second composition, and the combined amount of metal oxides that are different between the first and second compositions do not exceed 10% (in some embodiments, do not exceed 10%, 5%, 3%, 2%, or even do not exceed 1%) of the total weight of all first and second compositions metal oxides, wherein the first and second compositions each comprise at least 35 (in some embodiments, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or even at least 70) percent by weight AI 2 O 3 , based on the total weight of the first and second compositions, respectively; and heating
• 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 and/or 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”;
• complex metal oxide refers to a metal oxide comprising two or more different metal elements and oxygen (e.g., CeAInOi 8 , Dy J AIsOi 2 , MgAkO- ⁇ , and Y3AI5O12);
• complex AI 2 O 3 -metal oxide refers to a complex metal oxide comprising, on a theoretical oxide basis, AI 2 O 3 and one or more metal elements other than Al (e.g., CeAl 11 O 18 , Dy 3 Al 5 Oi 2 , MgAl 2 O 4 , and Y 3 Al 5 Oj 2 );
• REO refers to rare earth oxide(s).
• the first and second compositions respectively, further comprise at least one metal oxide other than AI2O3 (e.g., a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of BaO 5 CaO 5 CeO 2 , CuO, Dy 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , Eu 2 O 3 , Gd 2 O 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , Lu 2 O 3 , MgO, Nd 2 O 3 , Pr 6 O n , Sm 2 O 3 , Sc 2 O 3 , SrO, Tb 2 O 3 , Th 4 O 7 , TiO 2 , Tm 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , and combinations thereof).
• a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of BaO 5 CaO 5 CeO 2 , CuO, Dy 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , Eu 2 O 3 , Gd 2 O 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , Lu 2 O 3 , MgO,
• FIG. 2 is a section view of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
• FIG. 3 is an exploded section view of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
• the HfO 2 source may contain, or provide HfO 2 , as well as other metal oxides such as ZrO 2 .
• a metal oxide source in some embodiments, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55,' 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even 100 percent by weight
• 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 combining them with the other raw materials.
• 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 glass.
• the additional heat generated by the oxidation reaction within the raw material eliminates, minimizes, or at least reduces insufficient heat transfer, and hence facilitates formation and homogeneity of the melt.
• the availability of the additional heat aids in driving various chemical reactions and physical processes (e.g., densification, and spherodization) to completion.
• the presence of the additional heat generated by the oxidation reaction actually enables the formation of a melt, which otherwise is difficult or not practical due to high melting point of the materials.
• the resulting mixture may be in the form of a "dried cake".
• This cake-like mixture may then be broken up or crushed into the desired particle size prior to melting.
• spray-drying techniques may be used.
• the latter typically provides spherical particulates of a desired mixture.
• the precursor material may also be prepared by wet chemical methods including precipitation and sol-gel. Such methods will be beneficial if extremely high levels of homogeneity are desired.
• Useful formulations include those at or near a eutectic composition(s) (e.g., ternary eutectic compositions).
• a eutectic composition(s) e.g., ternary eutectic compositions.
• other such compositions including quaternary and other higher order eutectic compositions, may be apparent to those skilled in the art after reviewing the present disclosure.
• the microstructure or phase composition (glassy /crystalline) of a material can be determined in a number of ways, including optical microscopy, electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis (DTA), and x-ray diffraction (XRD).
• DTA/TGA DTA/TGA
• 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 AI2O3 sample holder.
• Each sample is heated in static air at a rate of 10°C/minute from room temperature (about 25°C) to 1100 0 C.
• the initially formed glass or ceramic may be larger in size than that desired.
• the glass or ceramic can be converted into smaller pieces using crushing and/or comminuting techniques known in the art, including roll crushing, jaw crushing, hammer milling, ball milling, jet milling, impact crushing, and the like. In some instances, it is desired to have two or multiple crushing steps. For example, after the ceramic is formed (solidified or, in the case of the glass- ceramic distributed in the ceramic matrix, in some embodiments, after conversion to glass- ceramic), it may be in the form of larger than desired.
• the initially formed amorphous material may be formed at the desired average particle size (e.g., less than 3 micrometers).
• Spray-pyrolysis, plasma processing, and condensation from vapors can be used to form smaller particle sizes.
• the shape of particles can 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 may be employed to achieve this shape.
• the crushing technique may also be changed to achieve different desired shapes. For some particles an average aspect ratio ranging from 1 : 1 to 5: 1 is typically desired, and in some embodiments, 1.25:1 to 3:1, or even 1.5:1 to 2.5:1.
• the annealing is done for a period of less than 3 hours, or even less than an hour.
• annealing may also be carried out in atmospheres other than air.
• different stages (i.e., the nucleation step and the crystal growth step) of the heat-treatment may be carried out under different atmospheres. It is believed that the T g and T x , as well as the T x -T g of glasses according to this invention may shift depending on the atmospheres used during the heat treatment.
• phase formation of phases such as La 2 Zr 2 O 7 and/or cubic/tetragonal ZrO 2 , in some cases monoclinic ZrO 2 , may occur at temperatures above about 900 0 C.
• zirconia-related phases are the first phases to nucleate from the glass.
• Formation of AI2O3, ReAlO 3 (wherein Re is at least one rare earth cation), ReAInO is, Re 3 Al 5 Oi 2 , Y 3 AI 5 O 12 , etc. phases are believed to generally occur at temperatures above about 925°C.
• crystallite size during this nucleation step is on order of nanometers. For example, crystals as small as 10-15 nanometers have been observed.
• heat-treatment at about 130O 0 C for about 1 hour provides a full crystallization.
• heat-treatment times for each of the nucleation and crystal growth steps may range from a few seconds (in some embodiments, even less than 5 seconds) to several minutes to an hour or more.
• a portion of the aluminum cations in a complex AbOymetal oxide e.g., complex Al 2 O 3 -REO and/or complex Al 2 O 3 -Y 2 O 3 (e.g., yttrium aluminate exhibiting a garnet crystal structure)
• a portion of the Al cations in. a complex Al 2 Os 1 Y 2 O 3 may be substituted with at least one cation of an element selected from the group consisting of: Cr, Ti, Sc 3 Fe 3 Mg, Ca, Si 5 Co, and combinations thereof.
• glasses and glass-ceramics utilized in the present invention comprise at least 75 percent (in some embodiments, at least 80, 85, or even at least 90; in some embodiments, in a range, from 75 to 90) by weight Al 2 O 3 , at least 0.1 percent (in some embodiments, at least 1, at least 5, at least 10, at least 15, at least 20, or 23.9; in some embodiments, in a range from 10 to 23.9, or 15 to 23.9) by weight La 2 O 3 , at least 1 percent (in some embodiments, at least 5, at least 10, at least 15, at least 20, or even 24.8: in some embodiments, in a range from 10 to 24.8, 15 to 24.8) by weight Y 2 O 3 , and at least 0.1 percent (in some embodiments, at least 1, at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, or even 8; in some embodiments, in a range from 0.1 to 8 or 0.1 to 5, or 0.1 to 2) by weight Al 2 O 3 , at least 0.1 percent (in some embodiments,
• Certain glasses utilized in the present invention may have, for example, an average hardness of at least 5 GPa (in some embodiments, at least 6 GPa, 7 GPa, 8 GPa, or 9 GPa; typically in a range of about 5 GPa to about 10 GPa), and glass-ceramics according to the present invention or ceramics utilized in the present invention comprising glass and crystalline ceramic at least 5 GPa (in some embodiments, at least 6 GPa, 7 GPa, 8 GPa, 9 GPa, 10 GPa, 1 1 GPa, 12 GPa, 13 GPa, 14 GPa, 15 GPa, 16 GPa, 17 GPa, or 18 GPa (or more); typically in a range of about 5 GPa to about 18 GPa).
• ceramics providing an abrasive function e.g., abrasive particles
• Table 2 The source of the raw materials listed in Table 1 are provided in Table 2, below. Table 2
• Abrasive grains for use in making examples were prepared by taking a quantity of the glass beads (having the desired composition) and encapsulating (i.e., canning) the glass beads in stainless steel foils, and sealed under vacuum. The encapsulated beads were then placed in a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) (obtained form American Isostatic Presses, Inc.,
• HIP Hot Isostatic Press
• Example 1 composite article was prepared from a mixture of 15 grams of composition 1 (ALZ) crystalline beads (abrasive particles) (prepared as described in the sections entitled “Glass Beads Preparation” and “Crystallization of Glass Beads", above) and 15 grams of composition 1 (ALZ) glass beads (prepared as described in the sections entitled “Glass Beads Preparation", above).
• the crystalline beads were screened to obtain a —100+150 mesh size fraction (i.e., the fraction collected between 100-micrometer opening size and 150-micrometer opening size screens).
• the glass beads were screened to obtain a -50+70 mesh size fraction (i.e.., the fraction collected between 300-micrometer opening size and 212-micrometer opening size screens).
• the ratio of the average size of the crystalline beads to the average size of the glass beads was 0.49: 1.
• the resulting sample was mounted in mounting resin (obtained under the trade designation "TRANSOPTIC POWDER” from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL) in a cylinder of resin about 2.5 cm in diameter and about 1.9 cm high.
• the mounted section was prepared using conventional polishing techniques using a polisher (obtained from Buehler, Lake Bluff, IL under the trade designation "ECOMET 3").
• the sample was 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 slurries.
• the mounted, polished were sputtered with a thin layer of gold-palladium and viewed using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (Model JSM 840A from JOEL, Peabody, MA).
• SEM scanning electron microscopy
• Example 2 was prepared as described in Example 1 , except (a) the composite mixture contained 18 grams of crystallized beads of composition 1 (ALZ) and 12 grams of glass beads of composition 1 (ALZ), (Ib) the glass beads were jet milled to an average particle size of 10 microns size. The ratio of the average size of the crystalline beads to the average size of the glass beads was 12.5:1.

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