Open AccessY-PSZ/Bioglass 45S5 composite obtained by the infiltration technique of porous pre-sintered bodies using sacrificial molding
Author(s) -
Raphael de Oliveira Luzo,
Vinícios Dias de Oliveira,
Marco Antônio da Costa,
Claudinei dos Santos,
José Eduardo Vasconcellos Amarante,
Juliana Kelmy Macário Barboza Daguano,
Kurt Strecker,
Manuel Fellipe Rodrigues Pais Alves
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16920
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , microstructure , porosity , scanning electron microscope , cubic zirconia , ceramic , composite number , sintering , relative density , polylactic acid , molding (decorative) , yttria stabilized zirconia , polymer
The aim of this work was to obtain porous ceramic parts based on Zirconia stabilized with 5mol.% Yttria (5Y-PSZ), suitable for the infiltration with bioactive glasses, using 3D printed sacrificial polymeric molds. In a first step, honeycomb structured molds were designed with the SolidWorks® software and manufactured by 3D printing using polylactic acid filaments (PLA). These molds were filled with a ceramic mass composed of 5Y-PSZ nanoparticles containing 3wt% polymeric binder and consolidated under pressure of 10MPa and then sintered at 1200 °C-30 min the polymeric molds were consumed. The obtained hexagonal-shaped, porous 5Y-TZP bodies were infiltrated with the bioactive glass 45S5, calcium sodium phosphosilicate, at 1350 °C. The materials were characterized by their relative density, their phase composition by X-ray diffraction analysis, and their microstructure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), besides their mechanical properties of hardness and fracture toughness. Pre-sintered 5Y-PSZ substrates exhibit relative density around 75%, and 90% after sintering and Bioglass infiltration. The samples' microstructure is composed of a 5Y-PSZ matrix of sub-micrometric zirconia grains with an average size of 1.0 mm, besides the secondary infiltrated glassy phase homogeneously distributed, with a Ca/P ratio of 1.7, close to the ideal proportion for hydroxyapatite formation. In conclusion, sacrificial molding is an interesting route to obtaining dense Y-PSZ/Bioglass 45S5 composite in a honeycomb format.