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Effect of Oxide Additives on Phase Evolution and Tribological Behavior of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Composite

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Four different zirconia-toughened alumina added with different pairs of oxides (CeO2, TiO2, CuO, ZnO and SnO2) were prepared through the co-precipitation technique. Conventional sintering resulted in relative densities ≥96%. Phase analyses of these composites were performed by x-ray diffraction. Vicker’s hardness and tribological behavior of all ZTA composites were studied. Microstructure analysis of polished and worn surfaces was carried out to understand and correlate the mechanical/tribological behavior with the microstructure. A different wear mechanism is observed in ZTA containing CeO2 and TiO2 which resulted in considerable improvement in tribological behavior with a minimum specific wear rate of 9 × 10−7 mm3/Nm.

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  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India

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Dey, A.K., Chatterjee, S. & Biswas, K. Effect of Oxide Additives on Phase Evolution and Tribological Behavior of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Composite. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 6107–6116 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2851-z

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