Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)

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Description:	The ZrO2 addition to Al2O3 increases its toughness via the tetragonal to monoclinic ZrO2 transformation, so called transformation toughening and microcracking. The bright zirconia can be inter- or intra-granular.
Keywords:	alumina • ceramic • composite material • toughness • zirconia
Categories:	Science approaches > Microstructure Science approaches > Phase transformations Materials > Ceramics & glasses > Technical ceramics > Zirconia Properties > Mechanical & thermal > Fracture toughness Testing, analysis & experimentation > Metallography Scale > Micro
Created by:	Prof W E Lee, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield DoITPoMS, University of Cambridge
Published by:	DoITPoMS, University of Cambridge
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Date created:	02 September 2002
Date added:	21 August 2009
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Resource ID:	1233
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