Dilatometric inspection of phase changes in Mg-PSZ

abstract

Partially Stabilized Zirconia samples with 7, 8 and 9 mol% MgO (Mg PSZ) were sintered at 1700 degrees C for 2 h and cooled to room temperature (2 degrees C.min(-1)), to obtain distinct phase compositions and microstructures. These materials were studied by dilatometry (DIL) up to about 1500 degrees C (heating rate of 10 degrees C.min(-1)). A detailed analysis of DIL curves is used to estimate the initial M (monoclinic) phase content and quantify the progressive conversion M -> T (tetragonal) as a function of temperature. Microstructures observed by scanning electron mi- croscopy and phase content estimates from X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of sintered samples and milled powders, are used to show the consistency of the DIL data analysis. Furthermore, combination of room temperature XRD and DIL data yields unique and comprehensive details on the microstructural and phase content changes with temperature (all phases, M, T and C-cubic), hardly obtained in any other manner.

keywords

PARTIALLY-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; TETRAGONAL PHASE; TRANSFORMATION; KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; STEEL; ZRO2

subject category

Thermodynamics; Chemistry

authors

Rondao, AIB; Grilo, JPF; Starykevich, M; Marques, FMB

our authors

acknowledgements

This work was funded by projects MERIT (POCI-01-0145-FEDER028612) and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDB/50011/2020 & UIDP/50011/2020), financed by national funds through FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia)/MCTES, and by the Operational Program POCI, in its FEDER component.

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