Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1522654 | Materials Chemistry and Physics | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Sintered bulks of commercial ZrO2 nanopowders were produced by combined application of magnetic pulsed compaction (MPC) and subsequent two-step sintering, and finally, their density, hardness, shrinkage and formability were analyzed. The formability tests were conducted by a CAD/CAM system. Nearly fully dense (â¼98%) commercial ZrO2 bulks were successfully obtained. With increasing MPC pressure, there was a decrease in the grain size of zirconia block. The ratio of PVA did not have a remarkable effect on the grain size. The optimum compaction pressure during MPC was 1 GPa and mixing conditions included using 1.0 wt. % PVA. The optimum processing condition included MPC process, followed by two-step sintering (first at 1000 and then at 1450 °C). The bulk under these conditions was found to have good formability, â¼97% density, reasonable hardness (1150 Hv) and â¼19% shrinkage.
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Authors
Hyo-Young Park, M. Fatih Kilicaslan, Soon-Jik Hong,