Characteristics and Application Fields: Zirconia powder is a non-toxic, odorless white powder with stable chemical properties and a controllable specific surface. Mainly used in various structural ceramics, electronic ceramics, bio-ceramics, grinding media, new energy batteries, automobile exhaust catalysts, high-grade refractory materials, optical communication devices, oxygen sensors, high-grade ceramic toners, etc.
The product categories mainly include monoclinic zirconia powder, yttrium stabilized zirconia powder and electronic grade zirconia powder.
Manufacturing Technology: Hydro-thermal Method
Technology Advantages:
·High purity: Above 99.95%;
·High crystallinity: High crystal phase content;
·Stable quality: High batch stability;
·Controllable particle size: It can prepare high-activity, low-burning temperature ultra-fine powder which is suitable for zirconia beads' manufacturing.
Comparation with the coprecipitation manufacturing technology:
Synthetic method | Coprecipitation | Hydro-thermal |
Particle state | Large particles existence | Ultra-fine particles, uniform, adjustable |
Particle size distribution | Broad | Narrow |
Grinding and dispersing | Hard | Easy |
Sintering temperature | High | Low |
Sintering density | Low | High |
Sintering strength | Low | High |
Technical Parameter:
Zr(Hf)O2(%) | Na2O(%) | SiO2(%) | TiO2(%) | Fe2O3(%) | Ignition Loss(%) |
≥99.5 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.04 | ≤0.0015 | ≤0.008 | ≤0.4 |
Characteristics and Application Fields: White powder, insoluble in water. Industrial zirconia has the characteristics of high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. It is used as a component material of refractory materials, molten steel stopper nozzles, sand casting molds, capacitor zirconia bricks, industrial ceramics, electronic ceramics, sanitary ceramics, and a stabilizer component of ceramic glazes. It can also be used as electromagnetic materials, special glass, ceramics, abrasive materials and ferrite additives, petroleum cracking catalysts, etc.