Ceramic bodies of zirconium oxide stabilized with yttrium oxide
US5824089A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00239
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide in predominantly tetragonal form is of the composition ZrO2 92.1%-93.5%, Y2O3 4.5%-5.5%, HfO2 1.8%-2.2%, and impurities at most 0.2%, for the production of a sintered semi-finished article as a starting material for manufacture of a prosthesis.
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