For decades, enormous investigation effort has been devoted to the fabrication of new
ceramic matrix composites with enhanced mechanical properties. One of the most explored …

Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics have been widely applied in areas of high-
temperature thermal protection and nuclear radiation protection during the past decades …

A new generation cutting insert was manufactured by multi-walled carbon nanotube
(MWCNT) reinforcement (0–0.25 weight percentage (wt%)) into zirconia toughened alumina …

Correlating the microstructure and tribo-mechanical properties is a promising approach for
evaluating the performance of any newly decorated high-temperature materials. Aiming to …

The mechanical properties and phase transformation behavior of carbon nanotube (CNT)
reinforced 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) composites prepared by spark plasma …

In this study, we produced zirconia nanoparticles with a pure tetragonal phase, good
dispersion, and an average particle size of approximately 7.3 nm using the modified …

This work explores the incorporation of graphene-based two-dimensional nanostructures as
moisture barriers to delay hydrothermal ageing of yttria-stabilized zirconia and strengthen its …

A novel approach for the preparation of blue-color giving zirconia nanopowders by doping of
3 mol% Y 2 O 3 through simple one-step hydrothermal process is proposed. A blue-color …

Zirconia ceramics possess the unique combination of multi-functionality. There have been a
number of landmark discoveries in the areas of its mechanical, electrical and thermal …

The chemical vapor deposition of carbon is performed onto a commercial yttria-stabilized
zirconia (3YSZ) powder bed. This produces few-layered-graphene (FLG) film uniformly …