Zirconia ( ZrO2 ) - Zirconia Ceramics Available from CoorsTek

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Background

New Metric for Advanced Ceramic Components

Wide Variety of Manufacturing Options

Advanced Finishing Services

CoorsTek Zirconia Materials and Their Properties

Materials and Manufacturing Experts

Background

State-of-the-art processes, precise material controls, and our dedication to operational excellence built CoorsTek’s latest zirconia offering for severe service environments – Dura-ZTM Partially-Stabilized Zirconia.

This material offers a significant performance gain over competitive materials and our own standard TTZ:

         • 40% stronger than TTZ

         • 60% greater fracture toughness than TTZ

         • Equivalence to TTZ in all other measured properties

         • Best-in-industry fatigue resistance behavior

AZoM - Metals, ceramics, polymers and composites - Metal and zirconia materials endurance limit at 1,000,000 cycles.

Figure 1. Metal and zirconia materials endurance limit at 100,000,000 cycles.

New Metric for Advanced Ceramic Components

Utilizing test methods normally reserved for metal components, an independent laboratory has tested and verified that CoorsTek Dura-ZTM Zirconia material exhibits best-in class performance for Endurance Fatigue Limit. In this test, the sample is cyclically loaded to determine the maximum stress allowable for survivability at 100,000,000 cycles. Dura-ZTM Zirconia results are significantly greater than the closest competitive material.

Wide Variety of Manufacturing Options

Dura-ZTM Zirconia properties can be combined with our state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to result in a cost effective solution for your most stringent engineering problems. CoorsTek maintains efficient, large-scale manufacturing facilities supporting everything from quick-turn prototype development to high-volume production (> 1x108 pieces). These processes include:

         Dry Pressing

         Isostatic Pressing

         Extrusion

         Injection Molding

Advanced Finishing Services

In addition to our wealth of processing methodologies, CoorsTek provides several advanced finishing services including:

         Lapping and polishing

         Precision grinding

         Threading

         Laser marking

CoorsTek Zirconia Materials and Their Properties

Property

Units

Zirconia Materials

 

 

TTZ

Dura-ZTM

Density

g/cc

5.72

5.72

Color

Ivory

Ivory

Flexural Strength (MOR)

MPa (psi x 103)

620 (90)

860 (125)

Compressive Strength

MPa (psi x 103)

1750 (254)

1750 (254)

Hardness

Rockwell R45N

77.5

77.5

Indention Fracture Toughness

MPa m

6.2

9.9

Endurance Limit

kpsi @ 108 cycles

30

52

Thermal Conductivity (20 ºC)

W/mK

2.2

2.2

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (25-1000 ºC)

1x10-6/ ºC

10.1

10.2

Thermal Shock Resistance

ºC

350

350

Maximum Use Temperature

ºC

500

500

Impingement

0.63

0.63

Rubbing

0.57

0.57

The chart above is intended to illustrate typical properties only. Engineering data is representative.

Property values vary somewhat with method of manufacture, size, and shape of

part. This data is not to be construed as absolute and does not constitute a warranty for which we assume legal responsibility.

Materials and Manufacturing Experts

CoorsTek is uniquely capable of providing advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. Let the CoorsTek team help you select the best materials and design for manufacturability.

 

Source: CoorsTek

 

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Date Added: Sep 20, 2006
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