Tribological properties of nanoscale alumina-zirconia composites

Kerkwijk, B. and Winnubst, A.J.A. and Verweij, H. and Mulder, E.J. and Metselaar, H.S.C. and Schipper, D.J. (1999) Tribological properties of nanoscale alumina-zirconia composites. Wear, 225-22 (Part 2). pp. 1293-1302. ISSN 0043-1648

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Abstract:	The tribological properties of zirconia (Y-TZP), alumina and their composites, alumina dispersed in zirconia (ADZ) and zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA), were investigated. These ceramics are made by colloidal processing methods such that well-defined, homogeneous microstructures with submicron grains and few defects are obtained. Dry sliding tests against alumina balls were performed on a pin-on-disc tribometer using varying test conditions. It was shown that, with initial Hertzian contact pressures up to 1 GPa and sliding velocities up to 0.5 m/s, the specific wear rate was the highest for Y-TZP, 10¿6 mm3/(N m), and the lowest for ZTA, 10¿9 mm3/(N m). For both single-phase zirconia and alumina ceramics, it was found that addition of a harder (alumina) or a tougher (zirconia) phase, respectively, leads to an improved wear resistance. Depending on the test conditions, the wear mechanisms are abrasion, delamination and polishing. The coefficients of friction were as high as 0.8 for Y-TZP and as low as 0.45 for ZTA. The main conclusion of this work is that ZTA composites manufactured and tested in this study have a superior wear resistance and a relatively low coefficient of friction under dry sliding conditions.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1999 Elsevier Science
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW) Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Inorganic Membranes (IM) Design, Production and Management (DPM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/9922
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1648(98)00403-7
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