Correlation among composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of ZrO2 (Y2O3)/Al2O3 composite ceramics Online publication date: Sun, 04-Oct-2015
by M.J. Abden; J.D. Afroze; M.R. Qadir; M.A. Gafur; F-U-Z. Chowdhury
International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation (IJMATEI), Vol. 6, No. 2/3, 2015
Abstract: The aim of this work is to correlate the microstructure of alumina toughened zirconia (ATZ) and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) composites with the Vickers hardness, flexural strength and fracture toughness. The monoclinic zirconia (m-ZrO2) phase has completely been transformed into tetragonal zirconia (t-ZrO2) phase for Al2O3 content. The presence of 3 mol% yttria-stabilised zirconia (3YSZ) particles on the grain boundaries effectively limits a rapid grain growth of the Al2O3 grains. The average grain sizes of pure Al2O3 and 3YSZ as well as Al2O3 and t-ZrO2 in the 3YSZ + 40 wt% Al2O3 composite were 3.78 µm, 1.82 µm, 0.89 µm and 0.83 µm, respectively. The 3YSZ + 40 wt% Al2O3 composite showed maximum flexural strength of 395 MPa, fracture toughness of 5.6 MPa.m1/2 and intermediate Vickers hardness of 15.01 GPa with the highly dense microstructure consisting of higher t-ZrO2 grains of the critical size, which make it suitable for dental applications.
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