Abstract
The phase transition and microstructure evolution of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) when firing in a reducing atmosphere are investigated in the present study. As the sintering temperature is lower than 1400°C, the phase observed for the YSZ specimens is the first tetragonal (t) phase with a grain size of only 0.4μm in average. When the sintering temperature is increased above 1450°C, the second tetragonal (t′) phase appears together with a rapid grain growth rate. A surface layer with grains larger than 20μm is observed for the YSZ specimens sintered at 1600°C. It is found that the addition of metallic nickel particles has little influence on the phase transition of YSZ; however, the growth of t′-phase grains is reduced with the addition of Ni particles.
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