Sample assessment
The cured silica composite was reduced and oven-treated before milling. The final wet result includes that full preparation history. The laboratory test record documents this preparation only; applying the method to another batch requires a matched trial.
Recorded objective
Explore finer powder preparation without a fixed numerical target.
Equipment and selection
The recorded planetary machine is XQM. The corresponding TENCAN family is the Vertical square planetary ball mill. The jar volume identifies the test container and does not establish an exact machine variant or production capacity. Equipment association follows the recorded machine designation.
Test setup
| Recorded planetary machine | XQM |
|---|---|
| Documented setup | 250 mL alumina jar with standard zirconia balls; 26 g composite; pre-reduction and oven treatment before milling; speed setting 450. |
| Recorded operating cycle | Run 5 / pause 1; units not stated in mode field |
Speed values are reproduced as recorded settings. A rotational unit and planetary-disc versus jar-speed basis are not stated, so these numbers are not labelled rpm.
Recorded procedure and results
The cured composite was mechanically reduced and oven-treated before the dry planetary stage. At 2.5 hours of dry milling it measured D50 = 10.45 µm and D90 = 21.01 µm. Water was added for wet milling. The following 1-hour wet stage measured D50 = 2.7 µm and D90 = 4.43 µm.
Interpretation
Both reported percentiles were lower following the wet stage. The result describes the combined preparation history, not an independent 1-hour wet test on untreated feed. Oven conditions and added water quantity are not supplied.
Practical precautions
Determine the oven temperature, duration and water amount before writing a reproducible operating method. Preserve the preliminary reduction step and compare matched portions if the aim is to isolate dry-versus-wet performance.
TENCAN alternatives to evaluate
For follow-up comparison, consider the TENCAN Laboratory Full-Directional Planetary Ball Mill. For cured silica composite, a matched QXQM trial can test whether changing orientation affects the cured-composite tail after the same dry-to-wet sequence. Keep sample mass, media and sampling times controlled. This is a proposed comparison; the test record does not demonstrate a superior result for that alternative. Confirm jar compatibility and the permitted complete loaded mass before selecting a configuration.
Procedure records XQM; related product is the corresponding tested machine family. Exact variant is not inferred from jar size.
About this trial
TENCAN laboratory trial, 2024. Observations above come from this experimental record; selection considerations and proposed comparisons are engineering interpretation. Results apply to this sample and recorded conditions.