A. Samdi et al., PRESSING AND SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA POWDERSPREPARED FROM ACETATE SOLUTIONS, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 12(5), 1993, pp. 353-360
Yttria stabilized zirconia powders (3 mol% in Y2O3) were prepared by t
he drying and air-calcination of amorphous gelatinous precipitates obt
ained by hydrolysis of solutions containing both zirconium and yttrium
acetates. After sintering in air at 1500 or 1600-degrees-C, the chara
cteristics of the materials were correlated with certain of the synthe
sis parameters (concentration of starting solution and neutralizing ag
ent). Cold pressing compaction curves are analysed and the influence o
f residual oxycarbonates or carbonates on sintering is discussed