Biolox® delta has been widely used in joint replacements thanks to its high strength and wear resistance. In this study, eleven Biolox® delta femoral head retrievals affected by metal transfer (MT) were analysed by Raman spectroscopy to estimate the tetragonal to monoclinic zirconia phase transformation, whose occurrence may compromise ceramic chemical stability and mechanical strength. The res...

Zirconia is now favored over titanium for use in dental implant materials because of its superior aesthetic qualities. However, zirconia is susceptible to degradation at lower temperatures. In order to address this issue, we have developed modified zirconia implants that contain tantalum oxide or niobium oxide. Cells attached as efficiently to the zirconia implants as to titanium-based material...

s Some zirconia foams are used as heating elemeht in electrical furnaces. Their creep behaviour has been investigated at high temperature and under low stress. Important visco-elastic behaviour has been observed. It is likely due to recrystallization, which is sensitive to the tetragonal-cubic phase transition and to the stress. I INTRODUCTION Porous and dense zirconia based ceramics have been ...

Solvent-free technique was employed in this work in order to assess the influence of the calcination temperature on the activity of Al-promoted sulfated zirconia. The catalyst was analyzed by XRD and IR-spectrum method, and catalytic activity was examined by esterification reaction of oleic acid. XRD analysis revealed that a decline in the percentage of tetragonal phases of zirconia was observe...

The refractory materials used in the wall of furnaces for glass melting can be prepared from mullite-zirconia composite material. mullite/zirconia was synthesized Iraqi kaolin, γ-alumina, and zirconia using thermal decomposition with reaction sintering at 1600 °C. Several batches were various ratios zirconia, compositions selected Al2O3-SiO2-ZrO2 phase diagram. different steps beginning milling...

There is interest in using zirconia for biomedical applications as ball heads for total hip prostheses. Two potential types are under discussion: partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) and tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZP) materials. Because of its enhanced material properties, TZP stabilized with yttria is favourable. To eliminate high amounts of natural radioactive impurities, the precursor...

Thermal Barrier Coatings are subjected to spallation and destabilization due to hot corrosion.Recently, Ceria Stabilized Zirconia (CSZ)-based TBCs have been intensively investigated for the YSZreplacement because CSZ has a much lower thermal conductivity and a higher expected thermalexpansion coefficient than those of YSZ. In this research, Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) andceria stabilized z...

+*Clarke, I C, Brown, S, Pezzotti, G, Green, D D, T. Donaldson, T D +Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA [email protected] INTRODUCTION The feature that makes yttria-stabilized, tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) ceramic both strong and fatigue resistant is its ability to partially transform under stress from tetragonal phase to its monoclinic phase, i.e. an inherent metastability [1]....