Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering Temperature on the Properties of Transparent YSZ Ceramics

• Published in: Refractories and industrial ceramics Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 154 - 159
• Main Authors: Dvilis, É. S., Paigin, V. D., Stepanov, S. A., Khasanov, O. L., Valiev, D. T., Polisadova, E. F., Vaganov, V., Alishin, T. R., Dudina, D. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-07-2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Ceramic materials; Ceramics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Composites; Elastoplasticity; Electric waves; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic waves; Glass; Infrared spectra; Light transmission; Materials Science; Microstructure; Natural Materials; Near infrared radiation; Plasma sintering; Sintering; Spark plasma sintering; Yttria-stabilized zirconia; Yttrium oxide; Zirconium dioxide; spark plasma sintering (SPS); optical properties; yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ); mechanical properties; transparent ceramics
• ISSN: 1083-4877; 1573-9139
• DOI: 10.1007/s11148-019-00327-9

A transparent submicron-grain sized cubic yttria-stabilized ZrO
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ceramics was obtained by spark plasma sintering in the temperature range from 1200 to 1400°C at a relatively low pre-pressing pressure (100 MPa). The produced ceramic samples have demonstrated high light transmission in the visible and near-infrared spectral regions. The paper presents elastoplastic properties and microstructure of the ceramics and discusses the relationship between the optical and elastoplastic characteristics, as well as microstructure.