Method for the chemical preparation of zirconia alloy powders and article
US5004710A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2006/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A ceramic article having good fractured toughness comprising substantially spherical ceramic particles, which may be a ceramic oxide such as zirconia or zirconia combined with yttrium oxide. The ceramic particles are compacted and sintered to a density greater than 90 percent of theoretical density. The article is characterized by a substantially uniform chemical composition and a substantially inclusion-free, homogeneous microstructure, which may be a metastable crystalline phase with less than 10 volume percent monoclinic crystalline phase. The article is produced by dissolving, such as in water, a soluble compound containing a metal, e.g. zirconium, to form a solute. A precipitation agent, such as sodium hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide, is combined with the solute to precipitate a hydrophilic colloid of the metal hydroxide, such as zirconium hydroxide. The precipitate is formed into particles which are rapidly solidified while preventing agglomeration thereof. The particles are dried, compressed to increase density and reduce size, calcined to convert the metal hydroxide to oxide, e.g. zirconium oxide, and then the particles are compacted and sintered to form a dense ceramic art…
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