Sample assessment
The silicon-nitride slurry trial is a thermal observation study. Solvent loading and temperature measurement location matter independently of powder fineness. The laboratory test record documents this preparation only; applying the method to another batch requires a matched trial.
Recorded objective
Run for 10 hours and measure temperature; no particle-size endpoint is required.
Equipment and selection
The recorded planetary machine is XQM. The corresponding TENCAN family is the Vertical 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 | 500 mL PTFE jar; 400 g of supplied media; 60 g silicon nitride powder plus 120 g alcohol; wet milling; speed setting 400. |
| Recorded operating cycle | Run 10 / pause 2; 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 mixture was processed for 10 hours. The recorded temperature was 38 °C at the endpoint. The media field identifies silicon nitride balls; the procedure describes the media as supplied for the trial. No temperature time series or measurement location is supplied.
Interpretation
The requested process observation is present: a temperature value after the specified run. It does not establish the maximum temperature during the cycle, the temperature everywhere in the slurry or any particle-size performance.
Practical precautions
Define the measurement location and logging interval before making a thermal comparison. Confirm solvent-compatible seals and an appropriate operating arrangement for alcohol, and do not treat a single endpoint temperature as a complete thermal profile.
TENCAN alternatives to evaluate
For follow-up comparison, consider the TENCAN Omnidirectional Planetary Ball Mill. For silicon nitride powder, a matched QXQM trial can test whether changing orientation affects the silicon-nitride slurry temperature at the same solvent loading. 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.
A TENCAN air-cooled planetary configuration can also be evaluated if a defined thermal limit is needed. Agree the measurement location and compare actual sample temperatures; no cooling benefit was measured in this trial.
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, 2023. Observations above come from this experimental record; selection considerations and proposed comparisons are engineering interpretation. Results apply to this sample and recorded conditions.