Review of ballistic performance of alumina: Comparison of alumina with silicon carbide and boron carbide

MS Boldin, NN Berendeev, NV Melekhin, AA Popov… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ceramic armour materials are designated to protect personnel and vehicles against ballistic
damage. The main effort is now focused on developing ceramics with difficult-to-obtain …

Synthesis of high quality boehmite and γ-alumina for phosphorus removal from water works sludge by extraction and hydrothermal treatment

T Van Truong, DJ Kim - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Alum sludge from water treatment was calcined and extracted to synthesize high quality
boehmite and γ-alumina for phosphate removal. Synthesized boehmite and γ-alumina were …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina Composites with Addition of Structurally Modified 2D Ti3C2 (MXene) Phase

T Cygan, J Wozniak, M Petrus, A Lachowski, W Pawlak… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents new findings related to the incorporation of MXene phases into ceramic.
Aluminium oxide and synthesised Ti3C2 were utilised as starting materials. Knowing the …

Effects of silane surface modified alumina nanoparticles on the mechanical, thermomechanical, and ballistic impact performances of epoxy/oxidized UHMWPE …

R Belgacemi, M Derradji, D Trache… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a new kind of hybrid material was prepared from various amounts of silane
surface modified alumina nanoparticles, oxidized ultra high molecular weight polyethylene …

Simulation of ballistic performance of a two-layered structure of nanostructured metal and ceramic

X Guo, X Sun, X Tian, GJ Weng, QD Ouyang… - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Two-layered structures, especially the metal/ceramic structure, have proved to have far
better ballistic performance than a single-layered one. In this paper, a theoretical framework …

Mechanical properties and tribological performance of alumina matrix composites reinforced with graphene-family materials

T Cygan, M Petrus, J Wozniak, S Cygan… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper introduce the formation of alumina matrix composites reinforced with multilayered
graphene, graphene oxide and nickel-phosphorus coated multilayered graphene. The …

The influence of combustion synthesis conditions on the α-Al2O3 powder preparation

R Ianoş, I Lazău, C Păcurariu - Journal of materials science, 2009 - Springer
Fuel type and fuel/aluminium nitrate molar ratio proved to be of great importance during the
preparation of α-Al 2 O 3 powders. A stoichiometric amount of urea (U) enabled the …

Highly wear-resistant alumina/graphene layered and fiber-reinforced composites

E Mudra, I Shepa, M Hrubovcakova, I Koribanich… - Wear, 2021 - Elsevier
The wear resistance and tribological characteristics of alumina/graphene layered and fiber-
reinforced composites were investigated under dry sliding conditions at applied loads of 10 …

X-ray analysis of α-Al2O3 particles by Williamson–Hall methods

S Kumar, VD Mote, R Prakash, V Kumar - Materials Focus, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
α-Al2O3 powder is synthesized by a simple combustion method. The powder was
characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) …

Effect of Yb2O3 and Tm2O3 on the wear resistance of high-alumina ceramics

T Wu, Y Li, G Liu, H Zhao, B Wu - Wear, 2020 - Elsevier
The excellent wear resistance of grinding medium is the key to obtain high purity ultra-fine
powders and prepare high-performance ceramics. The purpose of this work is to reveal …