Mechanical properties of ZrO2-Ti composite system
Paula Maria Łada, Dorota Lewandowska, Aleksandra Miazga, Katarzyna Konopka
Quarterly No. 1, 2017 pages 3-8
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keywords: ZrO2-Ti system, Brazilian test, ball-on-ring test, Vickers hardness
abstract The paper presents the characteristics of the ZrO2-Ti composite system, formed by the slip casting method. Samples were prepared from slurries with a 45 vol.% solid phase content and 0, 3 and 10 vol.% additions of titanium, respectively. The sintering process was executed in the inert atmosphere of argon at 1450°C with a 2-hour dwell time at the maximum temperature. Density and strength measurements of the green bodies and sintered samples were made. In order to determine the phase structures before and after the sintering process, X-ray analysis was conducted. Vickers hardness and fracture toughness for the sinters were measured. The addition of titanium particles to ZrO2 resulted in a slight decrease in hardness compared to the plain zirconia samples, while the fracture toughness of the composite samples increased. The tensile strength of the green bodies and sinters was at a similar level for the zirconia and composite samples. For the green bodies, the monoclinic ZrO2 phase and tetragonal ZrO2 were revealed. After sintering, only the tetragonal phase of zirconia was detected.