PMID- 24502185 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20141113 LR - 20140312 IS - 1944-8252 (Electronic) IS - 1944-8244 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Mar 12 TI - Effect of nanospinel additions on the sintering of magnesia-zirconia ceramic composites. PG - 3320-4 LID - 10.1021/am405184v [doi] AB - Nanocrystalline magnesium aluminate (MA) spinel powder produced through a coprecipitation method and calcined at 900 degrees C for 1 h was added to magnesia-zirconia composite in the range of 0-25 mass % and sintered at 1600 degrees C for 2 h. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were used for studying the microstructure and the phase composition of the sintered composites. Bulk density, apparent porosity, volume shrinkage, and Young's modulus of the sintered composites were also investigated. The results revealed that the nanospinel addition up to 20 mass % increases the sintering ability and Young's modulus of the composite bodies. Microstructure showed that the presence of nanospinel and zirconia in the triple point between magnesia grains closed the gaps in the ceramic matrix and enhanced the compactness of the composites. FAU - Khattab, R M AU - Khattab RM AD - Refractories, Ceramics and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre , 12311 Cairo, Egypt. FAU - Wahsh, M M S AU - Wahsh MM FAU - Khalil, N M AU - Khalil NM FAU - Gouraud, F AU - Gouraud F FAU - Huger, M AU - Huger M FAU - Chotard, T AU - Chotard T LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140221 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces JT - ACS applied materials & interfaces JID - 101504991 EDAT- 2014/02/08 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/08 06:01 CRDT- 2014/02/08 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/08 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.1021/am405184v [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Mar 12;6(5):3320-4. doi: 10.1021/am405184v. Epub 2014 Feb 21.