Heat treatment and additive effects on microstructure and properties of tetragonal-(2-3 mol%) yttria-stabilized-zirconia
The role of selected additives (Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$, yttrium aluminum garnet (3Y$\sb2$O$\sb3$ $\cdot$ Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$) and Zr) in microstructural development, phase stability and mechanical behavior of predominantly-tetragonal (2-3 mol%) yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ) was investigated. Preliminary studies on compositional effects were studied in 2-3 mol% YSZ prepared from a mixed oxide powder. Microstructure-property relationships were then investigated as a function of heat treatment conditions in 3 mol% YSZ prepared from a commercially available co-precipitated powder. Additive effects on microstructure and mechanical properties were studied for optimized heat treatment schedules in the 3 mol% YSZ system. For the YSZ-Al$\sb2$O$\sb3$ system, microstructures developed from mechanical mixing of YSZ powder were compared with microstructures obtained from nitrate-synthesized powders.
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