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Processing and Sintering of Ultrafine MgO‐ZrO 2 and (MgO, Y 2 O 3 )‐ZrO 2 Powders
Author(s) -
Readey Michael J.,
Lee RanRong,
Halloran John W.,
Heuer Arthur H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1990.tb09786.x
Subject(s) - agglomerate , sintering , materials science , coprecipitation , porosity , shrinkage , precipitation , chemical engineering , mineralogy , homogeneous , fraction (chemistry) , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , meteorology , engineering , thermodynamics
Chemical coprecipitation was used to produce ultrafine and easily sinterable MgO‐stabilized and (MgO, Y 2 O 3 ) stabilized ZrO 2 powders. The sintering behavior is very sensitive to post‐precipitation washing because “hard” agglomerates form when the precipitated gels are washed with water, whereas “soft” agglomerates form when they are washed with ethanol. The soft agglomerates pack uniformly, resulting in homogeneous shrinkage of powder compacts to near‐theoretical density. The hard agglomerates result in compacts which have regions of localized densification and a signifiint fraction of residual porosity.