In:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley, Vol. 105, No. 9 ( 2022-09), p. 5562-5568
Abstract:
The origin of nonuniform microstructure and abnormal grain growth (AGG) was investigated in flash sintered 3 mol% yttria‐stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) ceramics. The microstructural homogeneity decreased with increasing direct current (DC) density and with dwell time in a flash state, eventually resulting in AGG in the specimen core, the first observation of AGG in 3YSZ. Abnormal grains up to 100 μm in size emerged when the DC density was ≥160 mA/mm 2 , and the specimen's density exceeded 99% of theoretical, starting from the cathode and propagating toward the anode. The results are discussed by comparison with established mechanisms and previous experimental evidence concerning AGG in oxides, focusing on the possible effects of the electrochemical reduction at the cathode end of the specimen.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0002-7820
,
1551-2916
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2008170-4
detail.hit.zdb_id:
219232-9
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