Abstract
‘Ceramic Steel?’1 is the title of the first scientific paper to highlight the possibilities offered by the ‘transformation toughening’ mechanism which occurs in certain zirconia ceramics. Since the publication of this seminal work in 1975, considerable research, development, and marketing effort has been expended on this single material which offers the traditional ceramic benefits of hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance, without the characteristic ceramic property of absolute brittleness. The aim of this review is to select some of the more significant milestones which have measured the progress and problems of this fascinating material throughout its development as a structural ceramic. Particular emphasis has been placed on tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZPs), which represent (in terms of the number of producers) the most common form of zirconia in engineering applications.
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Birkby, I., Hodgson, H. (1991). Progress with Zirconia Ceramics. In: Riley, F.L. (eds) 3rd European Symposium on Engineering Ceramics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7990-4_12
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