Influence of milling time on the performance of ceramic ball grinding media prepared from refractory waste

Aluminosilicate refractory waste was used to prepare high performance ceramic ball grinding media with 75% Al2O3. The influence of milling time on the particle size of raw materials, the sintering temperature, and performance of ceramic balls were studied. Results show that with increasing milling time the particle size of the raw materials decreased, resulting in a decrease of ceramic ball sintering temperature and an increase in wear resistance and volume density. The wear rate and volume density of balls prepared by milling the materials for 72 h were 0.01886 %/h and 3.374 g/cm 3, respectively.