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Size and morphology of grinding media wear debris

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The size distributions and morphologies of abraded debris collected from a laboratory porcelain mill were determined. Hard and high-chromium steel balls generated lesser amounts and smaller sizes of abraded debris compared to soft and no-chromium steel balls. The mechanisms of debris generation appeared to be different. Soft, mild-steel balls generated larger-sized debris (> 44 µm) than martensitic-stainless and high-carbon, low-alloy steel balls. Small debris appeared to have been generated through the cutting of large debris. Therefore, the mode of breakage may depend on the microstructure and composition of the steel balls.

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  1. Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    J. W. Jang (research associate)

  2. Central Research Institute, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Omiya, Japan

    I. Iwasaki (member SME, technical councilor)

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SME nonmeeting paper 91-656.

Discussion of this paper must be submitted, in duplicate, prior to Nov. 30, 1992.

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Jang, J.W., Iwasaki, I. Size and morphology of grinding media wear debris. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 9, 158–160 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402989

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