Two-stage sintering of nano-sized yttria stabilized zirconia process by powder injection moulding

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 192-193, Issue , 2007, Pages 312-318

  Yu, P C ^a,b   Li, Q F ^b   Fuh, J Y H ^a   Li, T ^a,b   Lu, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Grain growth; Nano sized Y TZP; Powder injection moulding; Two stage sintering

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN GROWTH; HARDNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING; ISOTHERMS; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

MEDICAL INDUSTRIES; POWDER INJECTION MOLDING; TWO-STAGE SINTERING;

YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; SINTERING;

DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; GRAIN GROWTH CONTROL; ISOTHERMAL SINTERING; LOWER TEMPERATURES; NANO-SIZED Y-TZP; POWDER INJECTION MOULDING; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TWO-STAGE SINTERING;

EID: 34547501616     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.04.097     Document Type: Article

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