Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) grinding media - Overview
A unique material- for faster processing and less contamination
Yttria (yttrium oxide,Y2O3) stabilized zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO2) grinding media have high density, super hardness and excellent fracture toughness, enabling to achieve superior grinding efficiencies compared to other conventional lower density media. The purity, high chemical resistance and the extreme wear-resisting property of YSZ combined with proper surface conditioning of the grinding bodies effectively eliminates product contamination and lengthens media and mill life substantially. This unique combination of favourable features make good quality yttria stabilized zirconia grinding media especially suitable for sensitive products and critical applications.
Wide range of types and sizes- for a wide range of formulations
Our YSZ milling media are available in various shapes and size for any kinds of traditional and most high energy mills. (such as micro mill, ultra micro mill, jar mill, basket mill, ball, sand, pearl, disc and pin mill, planetary, vibratory and attrition ball mill, etc.) to grinding and disperse various materials effectively and economically.
YSZ grinding media are suitable for grinding and processing electric ceramics, piezoelectric ceramic, dielectric materials, battery raw materials and magnetic ceramics; toner materials, printing inks, UV inks, pigments, fillers, dyes, varnishes, paints and coating materials, high purity advanced ceramic materials, frits and glazes, pigments and solids for lipsticks, skin and sun protection creams, other cosmetic and toiletries, pharmaceutical, dental and foodstuffs; agrochemicals, pesticides, calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, rare-earth and other materials. These media are particularly suitable for high viscosity wet grinding and dispersion. Yttria stabilized zirconia mico beads are suitable for nanoparticle production.
The most attractive media- for your most demanding needs
Our yttria stabilized zirconia grinding media are one of the highest qualities available, and represent the state-of -the -art in industry today.
For high viscosity and high percent solid formulations YSZ are the best grinding media: it increases productivity and lifespan of milling equipment. improves the quality of mill output, and can save lots of cost for long run even though the cost of initial charging is higher than for conventional lower quality media.
Yttria stabilized zirconia milling media are developed for today's heavy-duty continuous mills demand, so that satisfy your most demanding needs.
Ceria stabilized zirconia
CSZ Grinding Media -overview
Ceria stabilized zirconia (CSZ) Grinding media- Overview
Ceria (cerium dioxide,CeO2)stabilized zirconia (zirconium dioxide ,ZrO2) is also a high-quality grinding medium.CSZ grinding media have highest density(6.2g/cm3) among the different types of ceramic grinding products.Due to this high density, it may be used to mill even high viscosity compounds, in which other media may float.
The high density allows smaller sized grinding bodies, resulting in more body per charge, and providing more contact points and narrower gaps between the bodies. This result in higher grinding efficiency and reduced grinding time.
Its physical properties like hardness, toughness, purity, chemical resistance and wear resistance are very similar to that of yttria stabilized zirconia grinding materials, I.e., CSZ has also superior grinding efficiencies and favourable properties compared to lower density media. Ceria stabilized grinding media can be used successfully for both horizontal and vertical mills.
Thanks to its excellent physical properties and lower price- compared to the YSZ- it can be favourably applied in several industrial fields. For example, for grinding CaCO3 for paper industry and other materials in the paint and ink industry.
SZS Mico beads
Zirconia silicate- zircon grinding media-overview
Zirconium silicate grinding media-overview
Zirconium silicate grinding media are popular, medium density (4.0g/cm3) products. Grinding beads are produced from specially formulated zirconium silicate, using a carefully controlled dripping technique followed by high temperature sintering and surface conditioning. Being a sintered bead, it does not have the problems that electro-fused beads have, such as broad size, bad roundness large pores, etc.
The combination of chemical composition, manufacturing process and surface conditioning yields good wear resistance, resulting in low contamination and improved cost effectiveness.
Compared with yttria stabilized or ceria stabilized zirconia beads, zirconium silicate has lower density and productivity but compared to aluminum beads, it has higher productivity, which makes it very economical.
It can be reasonably applied to every type of grinding machine (Vertical or horizontal)
Zirconium silicate grinding media is widely used in grinding of coatings, inks, dyestuffs, pesticides, cosmetics, titanium dioxide, magnetic materials, kaolin, calcium carbonate, fillings, and surface treatments. Definitive Guide for Ceria Stabilized Zirconia Beads
The grinding and finishing business requires the addition of media to achieve the right finish.
It could be that you need smoother surfaces, or that you need to process corrosive materials.
Whatever the case, including the appropriate zirconia ball media makes all the difference.
When it comes to Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads, you'll notice that these are one of the more favored options.
One of the main reasons for this is because they have an impressive lifespan.
That's regardless of the intensity of the process undertaken as your parts get finished.
Experts estimate the longevity at up to 5 times what you would get from zirconium silicate beadsand up to 30 times more than glass beads.
They also show higher efficiency levels of up to 3 times better when compared with zirconium silicate bead media.
What are Ceria Stabilized Zirconia Beads?
To make Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads, you first require Ceria Stabilized Zirconia powder.
The powder undergoes sintering to create the beads used for mass finishing processes.
Sintering is necessary when dealing with powdered materials since it results in large solids without having to melt the compounds first.
Ceria Stabilized Zirconia powder particles move across adjacent particle edges, helping them to fuse more compactly.
It's the same process natural minerals undergo below the earth's surface to create the mineral deposits people mine.
Sintering applies extreme heat and pressure to the Ceria Stabilized Zirconia powder producing the necessary bead media.
The manufacturer makes that possible by including the desired mold to help shape out the right formations during the process.
Including your shape mold ensures that the beads have the required dimensions.
Once the process gets completed, the media won't fall apart when being used to finish products.
Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads exhibit high levels of hardness and density due to proper sintering.
Apart from that, the ultra-fine nature and structure of each homogenous tetragonal zirconia crystal guarantee the media also has low wear resistance.
You can also get Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads in a variety of colors, depending on their purpose.
Some of the more commonly produced options are brown, white, silver, and grey, to list a few. These all have glossy finishes.
Ceria Stabilized Zirconia Beads Applications
Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads come with properties such as high fracture toughness and strength.
Add these to its smooth surface, and you have bead media that's ideal for grinding high viscosity materials.
These impressive qualities are what it capable of completing the processing of different industry applications.
A few examples of where you can use Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads include the fact that:
- It can perform ultrafine grinding of high viscosity items. These include pastes such as paint, offset inks and even screen printing inks.
- You can use it in the agrichemical field for the production of pesticides and aqueous agricultural chemicals.
- You can also use it with high strength products such as piezoelectric ceramics, dielectric ceramics, capacitors ceramics, and magnetic materials in the electrical industry.
- Ceria Stabilized Zirconia beads are used for milling CaCO3 and metals such as titanium dioxide.
- You can include these bead media in the production of dyes and pigments, such as those used in the textile industry.
- It's used in food production, as well as in the medical and cosmetics industries.
- These beads can get applied to the papermaking process.
- You can use it with nanomaterials such as barium sulfate, lithium battery components such as lithium iron phosphate, as well as for grinding ceramic ink.
