Net‐Shape Fabrication of Y‐TZP Ceramic Through a Statistically Designed Experiment

Net-shape yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) ceramic articles of various shapes and dimensions were fabricated using 15 000 psi uniaxial pressure and 1500 C sintering temperature. A statistically designed experiment was conducted to determine the parameters for uniaxial pressure as well as sintering temperature so that shrinkage and dimensions of the sintered parts could be controlled. Shrinkage rate, density, and dimensional tolerance of the articles were greatly influenced by the compacting pressure and the sintering temperature.