The alumina powder was wet ground in a planetary mill (Pulverisette-5, Fritsch , Germany) consisting of four stainless steel pots, each of 250 ml volume, and zirconox media supplied by Jyoti Ceramics (Nasik, India). Grinding balls of four different sizes 2.8–3.3 mm, 1.7–2.4 mm, 0.7–1.2 mm and 0.4–0.7 mm were used.Web