Abstract
Nano-sized and well dispersed Y-TZP/alumina (Y-TZP-rich) composite powders have been prepared via a chemical method. It has been found that alumina exists metastably in the Y-TZP lattice in the composite powders at relatively low temperatures before the crystallization of α-alumina from the composites started at around 1200 °C. Alumina in the composite powders impedes the crystallite growth of Y-TZP and increases the specific surface area of the composite powders. This effect is discussed and attributed to the lattice distortion of Y-TZP by alumina.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 959-965 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the European Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |