The influence of stresses on ageing kinetics of 3Y- and 4Y- stabilized zirconia
Résumé
Hydrothermal ageing is one of the most important limiting factors for the use of yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics in contact with water-containing environments. It consists in the transformation of tetragonal phase to monoclinic phase, initiates on the surface of zirconia in the presence of water, and leads to roughening and potentially to micro-cracking and loss of integrity. The present work seeks to explore the influence of applied and residual mechanical stresses on the ageing kinetics of 3Y-and 4Y-TZP. Residual stresses were obtained by rough polishing. A subsequent Annealing step was employed for the preparation of samples free of residual stresses. All samples were submitted to in situ 3-points bending tests in water vapour atmosphere inside an autoclave at 134°C, allowing surfaces with a mechanical stress gradient to be exposed to hydrothermal ageing. The evolution of the monoclinic fraction with time and stress was then analysed using Mehl-Avrami-Johnson equation.
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