摘要
Zirconia （yttria）-alumina ceramic nanocomposites were fabricated from different powders by spark plasma sintering （SPS）. One powder was a commercially available nanocomposite powder TZP-3Y2OA, consisting of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia （3-YSZ） reinforced with 20wt% alumina, and the other, used as a comparison, was a conventional mechanically mixed powder 3YSZ-2OA, a blend made of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia powder ZrO2 （3Y） and 20 wt% ,x-alumina powder. The effect of the sintering temperature on the densification, the sintering behavior, the mechanical properties and the microstructure of the composites was investigated. The results showed that the density increased with increasing sintering temperature, and thus, the mechanical properties were strengthened because of the increased densification. The nanocomposite powder TZP-3Y20A was easily sintered, and good mechanical properties were achieved as compared with the powder from the conventional mechanically mixed method, the maximum flexural strength and fracture toughness of which were 967 MPa and 5.27 MPa m 1/2, respectively.
Zirconia （yttria）-alumina ceramic nanocomposites were fabricated from different powders by spark plasma sintering （SPS）. One powder was a commercially available nanocomposite powder TZP-3Y2OA, consisting of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia （3-YSZ） reinforced with 20wt% alumina, and the other, used as a comparison, was a conventional mechanically mixed powder 3YSZ-2OA, a blend made of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia powder ZrO2 （3Y） and 20 wt% ,x-alumina powder. The effect of the sintering temperature on the densification, the sintering behavior, the mechanical properties and the microstructure of the composites was investigated. The results showed that the density increased with increasing sintering temperature, and thus, the mechanical properties were strengthened because of the increased densification. The nanocomposite powder TZP-3Y20A was easily sintered, and good mechanical properties were achieved as compared with the powder from the conventional mechanically mixed method, the maximum flexural strength and fracture toughness of which were 967 MPa and 5.27 MPa m 1/2, respectively.
