Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2021, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3): 78-83.doi: 10.11962/1006-4990.2020-0267

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Preparation of colored zirconia ceramics by adding alumina-chrome slag from aluminothermic reduction

Liu Yuhong1(),Yin Chunlin1,Ma Shunyou1,Yan Xin1,Yuan Xiaochao1,Leng Jianjun1,Zhang Jin2()   

  1. 1. Sichuan Yinhe Chemical Co.,Ltd.,Mianyang 622656,China
    2. School of New Energy and Materials,Southwest Petroleum University
  • Received:2020-09-15 Online:2021-03-10 Published:2021-03-11
  • Contact: Zhang Jin E-mail:313010931@qq.com;jzhang@swpu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Colored zirconia ceramics were prepared by pressureless sintering at 1 400 ℃ for 2 h with yttrium stabilized zirco-nia(3Y-TZP) as substrate and slag from aluminothermic reduction(alumina-chrome slag,mass fraction of 5%~15%) as additive in order to improve the performance of ZrO2 ceramics.The phase,microstructure and mechanical properties of samples were characterized by XRD,SEM,microhardness tester and universal material testing machine,respectively.It is demonstrated that the pink ZrO2 composite ceramics can be prepared with alumina-chrome slag additive,which consists of tetragonal ZrO2,monoclinal ZrO2 and(Cr-doped)-Al2O3.Moreover,the addition of alumina-chrome slag promotes more tetra-gonal ZrO2 to be retained at room temperature.The addition of alumina-chrome slag hindered the sintering compactness of samples.The sintering volume shrinkage rate of ZrO2 composite ceramics was decreased by increasing the content of alumina-chrome slag and pores were observed in the substrate.However,the mechanical properties of composite ceramics was impro-ved by addition of aluminachrome slag.When the content of alumina-chrome slag was 5%,the microhardness and flexural strength of ZrO2 ceramics reached the maximum value of 1 755.3 HV and 421.3 MPa,respectively.

Key words: colore zirconia ceramics, aluminothermic reduction, slag, ceramic toughening, mechanical properties

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