Zirconia/alumina functionally graded material made by ceramic ink jet printing

Authors
Mott, M Evans, JRG
Citation
M. Mott et Jrg. Evans, Zirconia/alumina functionally graded material made by ceramic ink jet printing, MAT SCI E A, 271(1-2), 1999, pp. 344-352
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
ISSN journal
09215093 → ACNP
Volume
271
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
344 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-5093(19991101)271:1-2<344:ZFGMMB>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A thin, zirconia-alumina, one-dimensional, functionally graded material (FG M) has been prepared by direct ink jet printing using a drop-on-demand jet printer and an ink mixing protocol. The step height was comparable to the p article diameters. The gradient profile was thus continuous and energy disp ersive X-ray analysis of the composition established a sound correlation be tween the predicted theoretical profile and the actual gradient printed. Th e preparation of well dispersed inks resulted in a fine distribution of gra ins throughout the microstructure. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All right s reserved.