Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides the cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium and the preparation method thereof, and the cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium which can be sintered compactly at low temperature and has excellent ageing resistance and wear resistance and the preparation method thereof can prolong the service life and reduce the production cost.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention provides a cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium and a preparation method thereof, wherein the preparation method comprises the following steps:
Step one, mixing zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide and kaolin according to a certain adding proportion, adding a proper amount of dispersing agent and deionized water, and grinding to obtain uniformly mixed slurry;
Centrifugal spray drying is carried out on the evenly mixed slurry to obtain cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconia powder, the rotating speed of a spray drying atomizing disc is 9000-11000r/min, the inlet temperature is 240-260 ℃, the outlet temperature is 95-110 ℃, and good sphericity and fluidity of the granulated powder are ensured;
Thirdly, adding the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconia powder into a binder for rolling forming to obtain a spherical grinding medium green body;
And step four, polishing after sintering the grinding medium green body to obtain the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium.
Preferably, in the first step, the addition amount of zirconia, ceria, yttria and kaolin is 85-90wt%,10-15wt%,1-2 wt% and 0.1-0.5wt%.
Preferably, in the first step, the dispersant is Dolapix ce to 64, and the addition amount is 0.5wt%.
Preferably, in the first step, the deionized water is added in an amount of 50wt% and the solid content of the slurry is 50wt%.
Preferably, in the first step, the slurry temperature is maintained at 70-90 ℃ during the grinding process.
Preferably, in the first step, the mixed slurry has a grinding particle size D50 controlled in a range of 0.15 to 0.2um.
Preferably, in the third step, the binder is a combination of PVA, glycerol and water.
Preferably, in the fourth step, the temperature of the grinding medium green body is raised to 1300-1350 ℃ by adopting the temperature raising speed of 2 ℃ per min in the sintering process, the temperature is kept for 2 hours under the condition of no pressure in the air atmosphere, and then the temperature is naturally lowered to the room temperature.
Preferably, in the fourth step, the sintered grinding medium is polished by a sand mill at a linear speed of 8m/s, and the polishing material is white corundum with an addition amount of 2wt%.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:
The invention obtains low grain diameter and high specific surface by high temperature ball milling, and simultaneously promotes the stabilizer to be solid-dissolved into the zirconia crystal lattice by heat treatment, thereby improving the sintering activity, and obtaining the stable tetragonal phase zirconia by low temperature (1300-1350 ℃) sintering, and the density is as high as 6.13-6.14g/m 3. The surface roughness is reduced by polishing treatment in the later stage, the performances are combined, the polishing agent has excellent wear resistance in the grinding process, the self-abrasion is lower than 10ppm/h, and the service life is prolonged.
The invention adopts a solid phase synthesis process, adds a small amount of yttrium oxide on the basis of cerium oxide stabilized zirconia ceramic to improve the mechanical property, adds kaolin as a sintering aid, and mainly comprises aluminum oxide and silicon oxide, and adds the kaolin to improve the sintering activity, reduce the sintering temperature to obtain excellent low-temperature aging resistance and reduce the production cost.
Detailed Description
For a better description of the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application, the present application will be further described with reference to the following specific examples.
The testing method comprises the following steps:
1. Grinding medium density, archimedes drainage method,
2. Grinding medium abrasion, 1L sand mill, grinding medium addition amount 2.6kg is recorded as m 0, the grinding medium addition amount is measured at a linear speed of 12m/s in clear water for 20 hours and is recorded as t, weight loss is calculated by weighing, weight before test is recorded as m 1, and weight after test is recorded as m 2,
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3. Phase content X-ray diffractometer (XRD);
4. And (3) testing the low-temperature ageing resistance, namely placing the sample into a hydrothermal kettle, adding water to a filling rate of 80%, and carrying out hydrothermal treatment for 48 hours at 200 ℃.
Example 1:
Mixing zirconia, ceria, yttria and kaolin according to the proportion of 86.2wt%, 12wt%, 1.5wt% and 0.3wt%, adding pure water to the solid content of 50%, grinding by adopting a roller ball mill, adding 0.5wt%Dolapix ce64 as a dispersing agent, controlling the temperature at about 80 ℃ in the grinding process, transferring the slurry to a granulating tower for spray granulation when the particle size D 50 =0.15 um is ground, and obtaining the ceria and yttria composite stable zirconia powder at the inlet temperature of 250 ℃ and the outlet temperature of 105 ℃ at the rotating speed of 10000r/min of an atomizing disc.
The grinding medium ball green compact is prepared by adopting the powder to add the binder (the binder is PVA, glycerol and deionized water are mixed according to the proportion of 1:0.5:90) through rolling forming, and the addition amount of the binder is 8-10wt%. And (3) raising the temperature of the green body from room temperature to 1330 ℃ at a heating speed of 2 ℃ per minute in an air atmosphere, preserving heat for 2.5 hours, naturally cooling to room temperature, adding 2wt% of white corundum, and polishing in a sand mill at a linear speed of 8m/s until the surface is smooth, thus obtaining the finished product of the cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium ball. The grinding medium density 6.138g/m 3, the abrasion test result is 8.0ppm/h, and the grinding medium is aged for 48 hours under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃ and the tetragonal phase content is 100%. Fig. 1 and 2 show X-ray diffraction patterns before and after aging of the grinding medium, respectively, wherein the ordinate represents the relative intensity and the abscissa represents the diffraction angle 2θ.
Example 2:
Mixing zirconia, ceria, yttria and kaolin according to the proportion of 85wt%, 13.2wt%, 1.5wt% and 0.3wt%, adding pure water to the solid content of 50%, grinding by adopting a roller ball mill, adding 0.5wt%Dolapix ce64 Sima Huagong CE64 as a dispersing agent, controlling the temperature at about 80 ℃ in the grinding process, and transferring the slurry to a granulating tower for spray granulation when the particle size D50=0.15 um is ground, wherein the rotating speed of an atomizing disc is 10000r/min, the inlet temperature is 250 ℃, and the outlet temperature is 105 ℃ to obtain the ceria and yttria composite stable zirconia powder.
The grinding medium ball green body is prepared by adopting the powder to add the binder (the binder is PVA, glycerol and deionized water are mixed according to the proportion of 1:0.5:90) and rolling and forming. And (3) raising the temperature of the green body from room temperature to 1330 ℃ at a heating speed of 2 ℃ per minute in an air atmosphere, preserving heat for 2.5 hours, naturally cooling to room temperature, adding 2wt% of white corundum, and polishing in a sand mill at a linear speed of 8m/s until the surface is smooth, thus obtaining the finished product of the cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium ball. The grinding medium density 6.140g/m3, the abrasion test result is 8.2ppm/h, the grinding medium is aged for 48h under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃, the tetragonal phase content is 100%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium aging are respectively shown in fig. 3 and 4, the ordinate of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the relative intensity, and the abscissa of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the diffraction angle 2 theta.
Comparative example 1:
Compared with example 1, zirconia, ceria, yttria and kaolin are mixed according to the proportion of 86.2wt%, 13.5wt%, 0wt% and 0.3wt%, and the rest conditions are the same, so that the grinding medium ball density 5.967g/m3 is obtained, the abrasion test result is 3961.4ppm/h, the grinding medium ball is aged for 48 hours under 200 ℃ hydrothermal condition, the tetragonal phase content is 12%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium aging are respectively shown in fig. 5 and 6, the ordinate of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the relative intensity, and the abscissa of the X-ray diffraction pattern shows the diffraction angle 2 theta.
Comparative example 2:
Compared with example 1, zirconia, ceria, yttria and kaolin are mixed according to the proportion of 86.5wt%, 12wt%, 1.5wt% and 0wt%, and the rest conditions are the same, so that the grinding medium ball density 6.055g/m3 is obtained, the abrasion test result is 1807.0ppm/h, the grinding medium ball is aged for 48 hours under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃, the tetragonal phase content is 95%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium aging are respectively shown in fig. 7 and 8, the ordinate of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the relative intensity, and the abscissa of the X-ray diffraction pattern shows the diffraction angle 2 theta.
Comparative example 3:
Compared with example 1, 0.13wt% of alumina and 0.17wt% of silicon oxide are adopted to replace kaolin, the other conditions are the same, the prepared grinding medium is sintered at 1330 ℃, the density is 6.101g/m 3, the abrasion test result is 55.6ppm/h, the grinding medium is aged for 48 hours under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃, the tetragonal phase content is 100%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium is aged are respectively shown in fig. 9 and 10, the ordinate of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the relative intensity, and the abscissa of the X-ray diffraction patterns show the diffraction angle 2 theta.
Comparative example 4:
Compared with the method in example 1, the temperature of the powder grinding process is controlled to be about 30 ℃, the other conditions are the same, the ball density 6.109g/m3 of the grinding medium is obtained, the abrasion test result is 298.2ppm/h, the grinding medium is aged for 48 hours under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃, the tetragonal phase content is 92%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium is aged are respectively shown in fig. 11 and 12, the ordinate of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the relative intensity, and the abscissa of the X-ray diffraction patterns shows the diffraction angle 2 theta.
Comparative example 5:
Compared with the example 1, the temperature of the powder grinding process is controlled to be about 50 ℃, the rest conditions are the same, the density of the prepared grinding medium ball is 6.120g/m 3, the abrasion test result is 205.0ppm/h, the grinding medium ball is aged for 48 hours under the hydrothermal condition of 200 ℃, the tetragonal phase content is 94%, the X-ray diffraction patterns before and after the grinding medium is aged are respectively shown in fig. 13 and 14, the ordinate of the graph shows the relative intensity, the abscissa of the graph shows the diffraction angle 2 theta,
Table 1 experimental parameters of examples, comparative examples
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Table 2 performance test parameters for each example, comparative example
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From example 1 and comparative example 1, the addition of yttria, in combination with ceria, stabilizes zirconia, helping to improve its wear resistance. The Y 3+ is segregated in the grain boundary in the sintering process in the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stabilized zirconia, so that the growth of crystal grains is inhibited, and the strength, the hardness and the compactness of Ce-TZP are improved, thereby obtaining excellent wear resistance.
From examples 1 and comparative examples 2 and 3, the addition of kaolin can accelerate densification of zirconia as a sintering aid to obtain high densification. The main components in the kaolin are alumina, silica and a small amount of alkali metal oxide, the alumina plays a role of a sintering aid in the sintering process, the alumina inhibits the growth of crystal grains, and the silica can easily form a eutectic liquid phase with a stabilizing agent of the ZrO 2 ceramic, so that the efficiency of sintering mass transfer is improved, the densification of the ceramic is promoted, and the mechanical property of the ceramic is influenced.
From the results of examples 1, 4 and 5, the grinding process is carried out at 70-90 ℃ to obviously improve the compactness, wear resistance and ageing resistance, and it is supposed that the Y 3+ and Ce 4+ can be promoted to be solid-dissolved into zirconia crystal lattice under the action of high temperature, the content of stabilizer in crystal boundary is reduced, the free enthalpy of solid solution chemistry and the constraint energy among crystal grains are increased, so that the crystal form is stably kept as tetragonal phase, the phenomenon of microcrack caused by volume expansion caused by t-ZrO 2→m-ZrO2 conversion is reduced, and the wear resistance is improved. Most of the stabilizing agents in the composite stabilized zirconia prepared under the low-temperature condition are in crystal boundaries, and are easy to precipitate into aqueous solution under the low-temperature aging condition to cause phase change, so that the wear resistance is reduced, and the composite stabilized zirconia has lower ageing resistance.
The wear resistance of zirconia grinding media is primarily determined by external factors, i.e., conditions of use and environment, and internal factors, from which we can only start to improve wear resistance. The internal factors mainly include phase, grain size, toughness, elastic modulus, strength, hardness, and porosity (density). The Y 3+ has higher strength and hardness, the Ce 4+ has enhanced toughness and aging resistance, and cracks generated by phase change are not easy to occur under the action of external force for a long time. The addition of the sintering aid kaolin significantly reduces the sintering temperature, thereby reducing the grain size of the sintered body, the smaller grain size helping it to maintain a stable tetragonal phase. The high sintering activity promotes the densification process, accelerates the elimination of air holes and reduces the existence of the air holes, thereby obtaining the ultra-high density. Therefore, the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium has excellent comprehensive mechanical properties after sintering under the low-temperature condition, so that the wear resistance of the grinding medium is improved.
In summary, the preparation method of the ceria-yttria composite stabilized zirconia grinding medium provided by the invention has the advantages that the raw material proportion is adjusted, the sintering auxiliary agent and the ball milling process are controlled, so that the zirconia grinding medium has the ultra-low sintering temperature of 1300-1350 ℃, the prepared zirconia grinding medium has excellent low-temperature ageing resistance and wear resistance, and the ultra-high density is favorable for the use in a high-viscosity grinding environment.
The invention provides a cerium oxide/yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium and a preparation method thereof, wherein the preparation method comprises the following steps of firstly, mixing zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide and kaolin, adding a dispersing agent and deionized water, and grinding to obtain evenly mixed slurry; and step two, carrying out centrifugal spray drying on the uniformly mixed slurry to obtain cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide powder, step three, adding a binder into the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide powder, rolling and forming to obtain a spherical grinding medium green compact, and polishing the grinding medium green compact after sintering to obtain the cerium oxide and yttrium oxide composite stable zirconium oxide grinding medium. The yttrium oxide and cerium oxide are compounded to stabilize the zirconium oxide, and the zirconium oxide is matched with the heat treatment in the ball milling process, so that the tetragonal zirconium oxide can be kept stable for a long time in a low-temperature humid environment, the phase inversion is inhibited, the ageing resistance is more excellent, and the service life is prolonged. The particle size is controlled, kaolin is added as a sintering aid, the sintering temperature is reduced, pressureless sintering is used, and sintering is performed in an air atmosphere, so that high density can be obtained, and the cost is reduced. The prepared grinding medium has excellent comprehensive mechanical properties, good wear resistance, low abrasion and reduced use cost.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention and not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or substituted equally without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.