Pressureless-sintering behavior of nanocrystalline ZrO2-Y2O3-Al2O3 system

Yongsheng Zhang, Jianmin Chen, Litian Hu, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

ZrO2-Y2O3-Al2O3 nanocrystalline powders have been synthesized using chemical coprecipitation method. Nano-powders were compacted uniaxially and densified in a muffle furnace. Densification studies showed that a fully dense pellet of ZrO2(3Y) and a 99% relative density for 5 mol% Al2O3 doped ZrO2(3Y) were obtained after sintering at 1200 °C. The presence of Al2O3 inhibits grain growth and suppresses the densification process. Full densification and the maximum microhardness of 17.8 GPa were achieved for the ZrO2(3Y)/5 mol% Al2O3 composites sintered at 1250 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2302-2305
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume60
Issue number17-18
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hardness
  • Nanocomposites
  • Pressureless sintering
  • ZrO-YO-AlO

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