ALPHA ALUMINA MACRO CRYSTALS IN THE FORM OF PLATELETS AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION

摘要

Macrocrystals of alpha alumina in the form of monocrystalline hexagonal platelets. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of these macrocrystals by calcination of alumina, for example transition alumina, and in the presence of a fluorine-containing flux, at a relatively low temperature. The macrocrystals of alpha alumina can be employed as reinforcing materials.