This is a review article covering literature reported on consolidation of ceramic components out of aq.-based Al2O3, MgAl2O4 spinel, β-Si4Al2O2N6, β-SiAlON-SiO2 composite, and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) slurries following hydrolysis induced aq. gelcasting (henceforth referred to as GCHAS) route. GCHAS is a combination of aq. gelcasting (GC) and hydrolysis assisted solidification (HAS) rou...

abstract : alumina (al 2 o 3 ) is one of the most practical ceramics used in making ceramic-metal armours. to improve the properties of alumina, some other materials are added to it. in this paper, sic material as nano powder is added to alumina, and four armour samples of this new ceramic with different volume fractions (v.f. ) including 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% of sic particles are made. then, the...

The investment casting of reactive Ti and TiAl alloys requires the use of selected ceramics in the face-coat layer to prevent the reaction between the cast metal and ceramic shell, avoiding the formation of a hard layer at the metallic components surface. This work aims to study the influence of ceramic shells composition in some of its characteristics such as flexural strength, friability and ...

The aim of this study was to qualitatively demonstrate surface micro-morphological changes after the employment of different surface conditioning methods on high-alumina and glassy-matrix dental ceramics. Three disc-shaped high-alumina specimens (In-Ceram Alumina, INC) and 4 glassy-matrix ceramic specimens (Vitadur Alpha, V) (diameter: 5 mm and height: 5 mm) were manufactured. INC specimens wer...

In this study, alumina ceramics containing calcium hexaaluminate are investigated. The specimens obtained by axial pressing of granulated powders and pressureless sintering. Fracture toughness is tested using the indentation method. Microhardness determined Vickers XRD microstructural studies a scanning electron microscope carried out. It was found that use Ca(OH)2 leads to formation CaAl12O19 ...