Aluminum Oxide (Alumina) - Applications

Nanoparticles are being used more and more often in research and in industry, due to their enhanced properties compared to bulk materials. The benefits of nanoparticles can include increased electrical conductivity, toughness and ductility, and increased hardness and strength of metals and alloys.
This article discusses the properties and applications of aluminum oxide nanoparticles. Aluminum is a Block P, Period 3 element, while oxygen is a Block P, Period 2 element.
The morphology of aluminum oxide nanoparticles is spherical, and they appear as a white powder. Aluminum oxide nanoparticles (both liquid and solid forms) are graded as highly flammable and an irritant that can cause serious eye and respiratory irritation
The key applications of aluminum oxide nanoparticles are listed below:

• In integrate circuit base boards
• Transparent ceramics, high-pressure sodium lamps, and EP-ROM window
• In YAG laser crystals
• As cosmetic fillers
• Single crystal, ruby, sapphire, sapphire, and yttrium aluminum garnets
• High-strength aluminum oxide ceramic and C substrates
• Packaging materials, cutting tools, high purity crucible, winding axle, and furnace tubes
• Polishing materials, glass products, metal products, semiconductor materials
• Plastic, tape, and grinding belts
• Paint, rubber, plastic wear-resistant reinforcement, and advanced waterproof materials
• Catalyst, catalyst carrier, analytical reagents
• Aerospace aircraft wing leading edges
• Vapor deposition materials, special glass, fluorescent materials, composite materials and resins

In cases where aluminum oxide nanoparticles are used in the liquid form such as an aqueous dispersion, the key applications are as follows:

• Plastics, rubber, ceramics, refractory products
• To improve ceramics density, smoothness, fracture toughness, creep resistance, thermal fatigue resistance, and polymer products wear resistance
• Ideal material of far infrared emission

Source: AZoNano