[Preparing of Al2O3/ZrO2 composite dental ceramics through isostatic pressing technology].
OBJECTIVE
To find out how to prepare high-density dental ceramics through isostatic pressing so that sintering shrinkage will be reduced.


METHODS
To prepare Al2O3/ZrO2 composite powder first, then to mold through dry-pressing, and to shape the green-body through isostatic pressing. The green-bodies were sintered at the temperature of 1 400 degrees C and kept at the temperature for different period of time (2 h, 3 h, 4 h). After that, the density and fracture strength were measured and the microstructure observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM).


RESULTS
The sample product's density, line-shrinkage, and fracture strength of ceramics was rising with the sintering time lengthened. The sample product kept under the temperature of 1 400 degrees C for 4 hours, the fracture strength was (497.27 +/- 78.45) MPa and glass phase distributed evenly in the ceramics and the grains were integrated owing to the glass phase. The longer the sintering time, the more even the microstructure was.


CONCLUSIONS
The sintering quality and the efficiency were improved through isostatic pressing.
Liang
Xiao-Feng
XF
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 612010, China.
Yin
Guang-Fu
GF
Yang
Shi-Yuan
SY
Wang
Jun-Xia
JX
D002516:Ceramics; D003764:Dental Materials; D005898:Glass; D013696:Temperature
D003764:Dental Materials