Chapter 21. Processing Contributions to Microcrack Formation in ZTA Composites
- John B. Wachtman Jr.
Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470313053.ch21
Copyright © 1990 The American Ceramic Society, Inc.
Book Title
14th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 11, Issue 9/10
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How to Cite
Konsztowicz, K. J. and Whiteway, S. G. (2008) Processing Contributions to Microcrack Formation in ZTA Composites, in 14th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, Part 2 of 2: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 11, Issue 9/10 (ed J. B. Wachtman), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470313053.ch21
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 1990
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Print ISBN: 9780470374931
Online ISBN: 9780470313053
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Keywords:
- zirconia;
- microstructure;
- microcrack;
- agglomerates;
- heteroflocculation
Summary
Zirconiai/alumina composites, in which the 3Y-PSZ content was varied between 5 and 30 vol%, were prepared from dense (50 vol% solids) aqueous suspensions by colloidal filtration. A systematic SEM study of the dispersion of particles showed that zirconia provoked the flocculation of powder mixtures. The extent of heteroflocculation appeared to depend upon the amount of zirconia added, and correlated with the properties of dense suspensions (electrophoretic mobility, viscosity, casting constant), as well as with the microstructure and mechanical properties of consolidated bodies. SEM observation of fracture surfaces of green samples revealed the presence of cracklike voids separating the grain clusters. When cast samples were isostatically pressed, a step which should serve to remove the cracklike defects, their mechanical properties changed significantly.