The principal features essential for the success of an orthopaedic implant are its shape,
dimensional accuracy, and adequate mechanical properties. Unlike other manufactured …

The current need to develop Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes capable of producing
defect-free, fully-dense functional ceramics could benefit from the knowledge consolidated …

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

Partially and fully sintered alumina-zirconia composites (ATZ ceramics), with porosities
decreasing from 53.5 to 1%, have been prepared by uniaxial pressing and firing at 1000 …

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 …

The effect of small amounts of copper oxide, manganese oxide, and stainless steel as
sintering additives on the sintering behavior and mechanical properties of Alumina …

The effect of copper oxide doping (0.05–1 wt%) on the densification, microstructure
evolution and mechanical characteristics of alumina toughened zirconia (ATZ: 80 wt% Y …

The principal features essential for the success of an orthopaedic implant are its shape,
dimensional accuracy, and adequate mechanical properties. Unlike other manufactured …

Bioinert materials such as the zirconium dioxide and aluminum oxide are widely used in
surgery and dentistry due to the absence of cytotoxicity of the materials in relation to the …

This work analysed the effect of the addition of rare-earth mixed oxide (RE 2 O 3), a solid
solution of Y 2 O 3 and other rare earths benefited from a Brazilian natural ore called …