ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Significant improvement in the fracture strength, accompanied by an enhancement in the electrical conductivity, of zirconia polycrystals that were doped with 3–7 mol% Sc2O3 was obtained by sintering at 1300°C for 1 h in air, followed by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) at 196 MPa at 1300° and 1450°C for 1.5 h in an argon-gas atmosphere. Dense bodies (with an average grain size of 〈0.5 μm) that were doped with 3.5 mol% of Sc2O3 showed the highest average fracture strength up to 1770 MPa and an electrical conductivity of 0.08 S/cm at 1000°C. The present zirconia ceramics, which consisted of submicrometer-sized grains of tetragonal phases and were stabilized with 5 and 6 mol% of Sc2O3, exhibited high strength (1330 and 1140 MPa, respectively) and good conductivity (0.15 and 0.18 S/cm, respectively); values for both properties were greater than those previously reported. The present HIPed zirconia ceramics, which have excellent properties, are candidates for an electrolyte of planar-type solid oxide fuel cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01600.x
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