"Optimized sintering and mechanical properties of Y-TZP ceramics for de" by Ke LI, Jiancun RAO et al.

Article Title

Optimized sintering and mechanical properties of Y-TZP ceramics for dental restorations by adding lithium disilicate glass ceramics

Authors

Ke LI, State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Jiancun RAO, AIM Lab, Maryland NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Congqin NING, State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China

Keywords

yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP), lithium disilicate glass ceramics (LDGC), sintering, mechanical properties, dental restoration

Abstract

The novel dental ceramics can be fabricated at lower temperatures when sol-gel derived lithium disilicate glass ceramics (LDGC) was used as an additive for yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) ceramics. The effect of LDGC on the sintering, mechanical, and translucent properties of Y-TZP ceramics was investigated in the present study. The results showed that the LDGC additive effectively improved the densification of Y-TZP at 1100 ℃, which was much lower than the sintering temperature for pure Y-TZP. When sintered at 1100 ℃, the Y-TZP with 1 wt% LDGC reached a relative density of 95.45%, and prossessed a flexural strength of 482.4 MPa and a fracture toughness of 5.94 MPa·m^1/2. Moreover, its translucency was also improved. While, the addition of LDGC could result in an escape of yttrium atoms from the grain lattice of zirconia, which induced the tetragonal-monoclinic transformation of zirconia and abnormal growth of monoclinic grains. The escaped yttrium atoms diffused into the intergranular glass phase. The results indicated that the novel Y-TZP-LDGC ceramics has a great potential to be used for all-ceramic restorations.

Recommended Citation

LI, Ke; RAO, Jiancun; and NING, Congqin (2021) "Optimized sintering and mechanical properties of Y-TZP ceramics for dental restorations by adding lithium disilicate glass ceramics," Journal of Advanced Ceramics: Vol. 10: Iss. 6, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-021-0507-9
Available at: https://dc.tsinghuajournals.com/journal-of-advanced-ceramics/vol10/iss6/8

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