Published February 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Properties of [Y]ZrO2 - Al2O3 and [Y]ZrO2 - Al2O3 - (Ti or Si)C composites

Creators

  • 1. Research and Development Dept., Toshiba Tungaloy, 8 Shinsugita, isogo-ku, Yokohama (Japan)

Description

The effect of Al2O3 and (Ti or Si) C additions on various properties of a (Y)TZP (yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal)-Al2O3-(Ti or Si)C ternary composite ceramic were investigated for developing a zirconia-based ceramic stronger than SiC at high temperatures. Adding Al2O3 to (Y)TZP improved transverse rupture strength and hardness to decreased fracture toughness. This binary composite ceramic revealed a rapid loss of strength with increasing temperature. Adding TiC to the binary ceramic suppressed the decrease in strength at temperatures above 1573K. The residual tensile stress induced by the differential thermal expansion between ZrO2 and TiC therefore must have inhibited the t- ω-mZrO2 martensitic transformation. It was concluded that a continuous skeleton of TiC prevented grain-boundary sliding between ZrO2 and Al2O3

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Page Range
236-241
ISSN
0002-7820
CODEN
JACTA