In a ternary system of Al
2O
3-Y
2O
3-MgO, the porosity, in- line transmittance and grain growth of sintered body were studied. The results obtained were summerized as follows. (1) The optimum composition of ternary system to obtain high transmittance was Al
2O
3-0.1 wt% Y
2O
3-0.025-0.05 wt% MgO, and the in-line transmittance (thickness 0.5 mm, wave length 300-1100 mμ) of the sample sintered at 1700°C for 5 hrs in H
2 was approximately 70%. (2) The contribution of Y
2O
3 addition to grain growth during sintering of Al
2O
3-MgO system was very small. (3) The sintering process to achieve translucent Al
2O
3 were believed to be different from those of other transparent ceramics. It was supposed that diffusional removal of vacancies in Al
2O
3 was accelerated by the addition of Y
2O
3 at near 1700°C, and it contributed to increase of transparency of Al
2O
3-Y
2O
3-MgO ceramic.
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