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Surface micro-morphology, phase transformation, and mechanical reliability of ground and aged monolithic zirconia ceramic
- Source :
- Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 65
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This study aimed to determine the effects of grinding and low temperature aging on the biaxial flexural strength, structural reliability (Weibull analysis), surface topography, roughness analysis, and phase transformation (t→m) of an yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline ceramic. Ceramic discs (15.0×1.2±0.2mm, VITA In-Ceram YZ) were prepared and randomly assigned into six groups according to 2 factors (n=30): 'grinding' (Ctrl - without treatment, as-sintered; Xfine - grinding with extra fine diamond bur - 30µm; Coarse - grinding by coarse diamond bur - 151µm), and 'aging' (without or with aging: CtrlLTD; XfineLTD; CoarseLTD). Grinding was performed in an oscillatory motion with a contra-angle handpiece under constant water-cooling. Low temperature degradation (LTD) was simulated in an autoclave at 134°C, under 2bar pressure, for 20h. The roughness (Ra and Rz parameters) significantly increased after grinding in accordance with bur grit-size (Coarse>Xfine>Ctrl), and aging promoted distinct effects (Ctrl=CtrlLTD; Xfine>XfineLTD; Coarse=CoarseLTD). Grinding increased the m-phase, and aging led to an increase in the m-phase in all groups. However, different susceptibilities to LTD were observed. Weibull analysis showed a significant increase in the characteristic strength after grinding (Coarse=Xfine>Ctrl), while aging did not lead to any deleterious impact. Neither grinding nor aging resulted in any deleterious impact on material reliability (no statistical decrease in the Weibull moduli). Thus, neither grinding nor aging led to a deleterious effect on the mechanical properties of the evaluated Y-TZP ceramic although a high m-phase content and roughness were observed.
- Subjects :
- Ceramics
Materials science
Surface Properties
Biomedical Engineering
02 engineering and technology
Surface finish
engineering.material
Autoclave
Biomaterials
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Flexural strength
Phase (matter)
Materials Testing
Yttrium
Ceramic
Composite material
Diamond
Reproducibility of Results
030206 dentistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Grinding
Mechanics of Materials
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
engineering
Crystallite
Zirconium
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18780180
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c4ef2ec71974673eb39f735167b904ee