Mill (grinding) - Wikipedia
A typical type of fine grinder is the ball mill. A slightly inclined or horizontal rotating cylinder is partially filled with balls, usually stone or metal, which grind material to the necessary fineness by friction and impact with the tumbling balls. Ball mills normally operate with an approximate ball charge of 30%.
Choosing the Best Media Mill For Your Wet Grinding Application
Jul 01, 2003· The grinding beads are the main points of contact where energy from the mill is transferred to the pigment particles, causing reduction in their size. Since the grinding beads are the actual perpetrators of attrition on the pigment particles, by increasing the number of beads or points of contact in the mill one will increase the opportunity for collision and shearing between the bead and the .