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 …

Graphene with excellent comprehensive properties has been considered as a promising
filler to reinforce ceramics. While numerous studies have been devoted to the improvement …

A revision on ceramic/graphene composites is presented. The more representative results
for a wide number of bulk composites are compared, making special emphasis on their …

Alumina-zirconia composites (ATZs) are a class of advanced ceramics that have attracted
significant attention due to their excellent mechanical properties. These properties make …

In this research, the comparison between microwave sintering and conventional sintering on
the mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of 3 mol% yttria-stabilised zirconia …

The state of understanding on the devastating effects of hydrothermal ageing on the
properties of yttria-tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) when exposed to humid …

The effects of manganese oxide, stainless steel and copper oxide doping on the sintering
behaviour and mechanical properties of alumina-toughened zirconia (ATZ) were …

This study investigated the effect of copper oxide addition on the alumina toughened
zirconia composite ceramic using microwave sintering. CuO amounts (0.05–1 wt%) were …

Yttria tetragonal zirconia ceramic composites with 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 vol% nominal contents of
graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were fabricated and characterized. First, the GNP …

In order to expand the family and improve the bioactivity of oral implant ceramics, the phase
structures, mechanical and wetting properties of the hot-pressed yttria-zirconia/multilayer …