A new direct coagulation casting of aqueous alumina suspension was developed via controlled release of high valence counter ions from calcium iodate with increase in the temperature from 55 degrees C to 70 degrees C. The influence of calcium iodate on the rheology of alumina suspension was investigated. A small amount of calcium iodate increased the viscosity of the concentrated alumina suspension at high temperature and finally transformed it into a wet-coagulated body. The mechanism of coagulation is proposed such as that the solubility of calcium iodate increases with increase in temperature. The high valence Ca2+ ions diffuse into the double electrical layer of alumina particles surface through electrostatic attraction, reduces the zeta potential, hence decreases repulsive force between particles. Also reaction between Ca2+ and citrate leads to insufficient dispersant coverage on the particle surface. Both factors contribute to the coagulation of the suspension. The coagulation time was from 1 to 4 similar to h by maintaining the temperature in the range of 55 degrees C70 degrees C. The wet-coagulated bodies prepared from 50 similar to vol% alumina suspension showed a high compressive strength of 2.63.2 similar to MPa with uniform microstructure. The relative density of sintered sample is 99.4% at 1550 degrees C for 2 h with perfect microstructure.