New Advances in Composite Materials: Open Access Article by FunGlass & University of Seville

Maryam Vakhshouri, our PhD student, and her team, has published a new article titled “Al2O3/Y3Al5O12 (YAG)/ZrO2 Composites by Single-Step Powder Synthesis and Spark Plasma Sintering” as an open-access paper in the Journal of the European Ceramic Society. This research was conducted in collaboration with the University of Seville in Spain (Universidad de Sevilla).

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Abstract:

Alumina-yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG)-zirconia composites are often produced by the melt solidification method. In the present study, we investigated the fabrication of α-Al₂O₃/Y₃Al₅O₁₂ (YAG)/ZrO₂ composite by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) of powders synthesized by Pechini’s sol-gel method. The ternary composites with homogenous microstructure and high density were produced by SPS at 1300 °C for 15 min. The addition of ZrO₂ promoted the sintering of composites, resulting in a higher density and, in turn, higher hardness. A change in the indentation fracture behavior as the result of ZrO₂ addition was observed.