MICROWAVE SINTERING OF YTTRIA-CONTAINING TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTAL (Y-TZP) CERAMICS

Authors
PATIL DS MUTSUDDY BC
Citation
Ds. Patil et Bc. Mutsuddy, MICROWAVE SINTERING OF YTTRIA-CONTAINING TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTAL (Y-TZP) CERAMICS, Bulletin of Materials Science, 17(7), 1994, pp. 1441-1446
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Bulletin of Materials Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
02504707
Volume
17
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1441 - 1446
Database
ISI
SICI code
0250-4707(1994)17:7<1441:MSOYTZ>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Sintering of yttria-containing tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) ceramics was performed in a single-mode cylindrical cavity applicator CMPR-250 operating at 245 GHz in the TM(012) mode. High heating rates at low power levels were achieved. Rapid heating and cooling resulted in a fine-grain microstructure.High-purity submicron Y-TZP powders we re sintered from an initial green density of 60% to final sintered den sity close to the theoretical density. Microwave sintering offers pote ntial for improving microstructural properties through controlled deve lopment of uniform microstructure.