TY - JOUR A1 - Rabe, T. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Manufacturing and deformation behavior of alumina and zirconia helical springs at room temperature JF - Journal of the American Ceramic Society N2 - Ceramic helical springs with identical dimensions were produced by hard machining from alumina, alumina toughened zirconia (ATZ), and tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZP) stabilized with different oxides. According to the results of the spring constant determination under deformation rates of 3 mm/min, the deformation behavior of all ceramic springs obeys to Hook’s law. However, variation of the deformation rate, tests under constant load, and spring recovery behavior revealed differences in the deformation behavior of alumina, TZP, and ATZ springs. Alumina springs exhibited time-independent deformation in all tests. In contrast, anelastic deformation at room temperature was demonstrated in all springs containing TZP. This deformation is completely reversible over a period of several days. Anelastic behavior is particularly pronounced in Y-TZP springs, whereas Ce-TZP springs exhibit comparatively very low but still reliably detectable anelasticity. Oxygen vacancies in the TZP ceramic are considered the most likely explanation for the anelastic behavior of TZP springs at room temperature. KW - Alumina KW - Creep KW - Elastic properties KW - Zirconia PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-571858 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19085 SN - 0002-7820 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-57185 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Belli, R. A1 - Hurle, K. A1 - Schürrlein, J. A1 - Petschelt, A. A1 - Werbach, K. A1 - Peterlik, H. A1 - Rabe, Torsten A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Lohbauer, U. T1 - Relationships between fracture toughness, Y2O3 fraction and phase content in modern dental Yttria-doped zirconias JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - The relationship between fracture toughness and Yttria content in modern zirconia ceramics was revised. For that purpose, we evaluated here 10 modern Y2O3-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) materials currently used in biomedical applications, namely prosthetic and implant dentistry. The most relevant range between 2-5 mol% Y2O3 was addressed by selecting from conventional opaque 3 mol% YSZ up to more translucent compositions (4-5 mol% YSZs). A technical 2YSZ was used to extend the range of our evaluation. The bulk mol% Y2O3 concentration was measured by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Phase quantification by Rietveld refinement considered two tetragonal phases or an additional cubic phase. A first-account of the fracture toughness (KIc) of the pre-sintered blocks is given, which amounted to 0.4 – 0.7 MPa√m. In the fully-densified state, an inverse power-law behavior was obtained between KIc and bulk mol% Y2O3 content, whether using only our measurements or including literature data, challenging some established relationships. A linear relationship between KIc and the fraction of the transformable t-phase was established within the range of 30–70 vol%. KW - Ceramics KW - Dental KW - Zirconia KW - Fracture toughness KW - X-ray-diffraction KW - Power law PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.08.003 VL - 41 IS - 15 SP - 7771 EP - 7782 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53107 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Höhne, Patrick A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Rabe, Torsten T1 - Advancing spray granulation by ultrasound atomization JF - International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology N2 - The influence of the atomization technique on the suitability of granules for dry pressing is the focus of the presented investigations. Therefore, destabilized alumina, zirconia, and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) slurries were spray dried and the obtained granules were used to fabricate green and finally sintered bodies for evaluation. Granules made in a laboratory spray dryer with a two-fluid nozzle served as a reference. An ultrasonic atomizer was integrated into the same spray dryer and the influence on the granule properties was evaluated. Untapped bulk density, granule size distribution, and flowability are among the evaluated granule-related properties as well as the granule yield which is used as an indicator of the process efficiency. Yield and flowability as most important granule properties are clearly improved when atomization is realized with ultrasound. The investigated sinter body properties include porosity, sinter body density, and biaxial strength and are as well positively affected by switching the atomization technique to ultrasound. Therefore, the Approach to improve the compressibility of granules by ultrasonic atomization, which leads to an improved microstructure, density, and strength of sintered bodies, has proven to be successful for single-component ceramics (alumina and zirconia) as well as for the multicomponent ceramic ZTA. KW - Alumina KW - Granules KW - Spray drying KW - Ultrasound KW - Zirconia KW - Zirconia-toughened alumina PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510696 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.13534 VL - 17 IS - 5 SP - 2212 EP - 2219 AN - OPUS4-51069 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -