Effect of Microstructure on the Tribological and Mechanical Properties of CuO-Doped 3Y-TZP Ceramics

Ran, Shen and Winnubst, Louis and Blank, Dave H.A. and Pasaribu, Henry R. and Sloetjes, Jan-Willem and Schipper, Dik J. (2007) Effect of Microstructure on the Tribological and Mechanical Properties of CuO-Doped 3Y-TZP Ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (9). pp. 2747-2752. ISSN 0002-7820

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Abstract:	Dense 8 mol% CuO-doped 3Y-TZP ceramics were prepared by pressureless sintering for 8 h at 1500° and 1550°C, respectively. Transmission electron spectroscopy revealed that the ceramic sintered at 1500°C exhibits grain boundaries free of any amorphous phase, while crystalline copper-oxide grains were found in the zirconia matrix, whereas the sample sintered at 1550°C contains a Cu-rich amorphous grain boundary layer. The tribological behavior of these materials was tested under dry-sliding conditions using a pin-on-disk tribometer. The material sintered at 1500°C showed self-lubrication resulting in a low coefficient of friction (f) of 0.2–0.3 and a low specific wear rate (k) 10−6 mm3·(N·m)−1. In contrast, the material sintered at 1550°C showed poor tribological behavior (f=0.8–0.9; k 10−6 mm3·(N·m)−1 under the same conditions. The difference in the tribological behavior of these two materials was interpreted on the basis of mechanical properties and microstructural characteristics.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2007 Wiley InterScience
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW) Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Inorganic Membranes (IM) Inorganic Materials Science (IMS) Design, Production and Management (DPM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/58505
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01823.x
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