Translucent yttrium oxide ceramics from low-density green bodies shaped by uniaxial pressing

Preparation of translucent YAG:Ce ceramics by reaction sintering

The paper presents preparation of YAG precursor powders mixture with ability for the reaction sintering at lower temperature. The powder mixture was mechanochemically processed and characterized for the specific surface area and crystallinity (XRD). Sintering experiments were performed on the batched powders, mechanochemically processed powders and as-synthesised YAG powders. XRD measurements a...

Comparison of Creep Behavior in Alumina Based Ceramics Densified by Spark Plasma Sintering and Hot Pressing

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) method, as plasma activated sintering, is a method applicable for rapid sintering of metals and ceramics. Owing to the advantage of rapid heating, the alumina ceramics obtained by SPS have a grain size and density comparable to those of hot pressed ones. The increase of densification rate may be related to some difference in ion transport characteristics. This study...

Shaped ceramics with tunable magnetic properties from metal-containing polymers

A shaped, magnetic ceramic was obtained from a metal-containing polymer network, which was synthesized by thermal polymerization of a metal-containing organosilicon monomer. Pyrolysis of a cylinder, shape, or film of the metal-containing polymer precursor produced a low-density magnetic ceramic replica in high yield. The magnetic properties of the shaped ceramic could be tuned between a superpa...

Hot pressing of nanocrystalline TiO2 (anatase) ceramics with controlled microstructure

Highly-translucent, strong and aging-resistant 3Y-TZP ceramics for dental restoration by grain boundary segregation.

Latest trends in dental restorative ceramics involve the development of full-contour 3Y-TZP ceramics which can avoid chipping of veneering porcelains. Among the challenges are the low translucency and the hydrothermal stability of 3Y-TZP ceramics. In this work, different trivalent oxides (Al2O3, Sc2O3, Nd2O3 and La2O3) were selected to dope 3Y-TZP ceramics. Results show that dopant segregation ...