High-alumina ceramics (> 96 wt% Al2O3), with high densification and excellent abrasion resistance that makes them suitable for use as a grinding medium, were prepared from an Al2O3-MgO-SiO2-CaO-Tb4O7 (AMSCT) system. The influences of Tb4O7 addition on the densification, abrasion resistance, crystalline phase, micro-morphology and grain size of the ceramic materials were investigated. The experimental results indicate that the densification and abrasion resistance of the ceramics improved with