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    Monoclinic Zirconia

    Essential for Many Ceramic Applications

    Monoclinic zirconia refers to pure zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) that does not contain any dopant or additive and exhibits a monoclinic crystallographic structure under temperatures up to 1170°C. Thanks to its outstanding physical and chemical properties, monoclinic zirconia powder is used in a large variety of ceramic applications: pigments for tile decoration, refractories, PZT and dielectric materials, abrasive materials, thermal barrier coatings and advanced technical ceramics.

    The most comprehensive zirconia powders portfolio

    Saint-Gobain ZirPro operates two industrial zirconium oxide manufacturing processes based either on thermal or chemical treatments of natural zirconium silicate. This allows ZirPro to offer the most comprehensive portfolio of monoclinic zirconium oxides in terms of chemical purity, particle size distribution and specific surface area, for consistent quality and performance.

     Monoclinic Zirconia
     CC/CFCS/SF/EFCZ/CZPCZE
    Purity (%)97.0 – 99.5 99.5 – 99.8 99.999.9
    D50 (µm)15 – 0.6 5 – 0.6 15 – 3 0.4
    SSA (m²/g)2 – 6 1 – 6 1 – 6 6 – 25 
    Typical applicationsPigments for tile decoration, refractories (bricks, molten metal filters), PZT, MLCC, glass, gemstones, thermal barrier coatings, advanced technical ceramics

     

    • CC/CF
    • CS/SF/EF
    • CZ/CZP
    • CZE
    CF zirconia particle
    CC/CF zirconia is obtained by a unique thermal process based on the fusion of zirconium silicate at high temperature. CC/CF powders exhibit:
    • Standard chemical purity
    • Large range of particle size distribution including very fine sizes
    • Enhanced reactivity due to their unique dendritic morphology associated with high specific surface areas

     

    CC/CF zirconium dioxide powders are used in manufacturing:

    • Pigments for ceramic tile decoration
    • Refractory bricks and molten metal filters
    • Thermal barrier coatings
    • Spark plugs
    • Special glasses

     

     CC ZirconiaCF Zirconia
     CC10CC05CC02CC01PremiumExtraPlusSuper
    D50 (µm)3.51.70.80.670-1.79513-1.57-1.5
    SSA (m²/g)2.73.14.76.07-85-65-65-6
    Purity (%)SiO20.502.80.90.90.5
    Na2O0.200.050.050.050.05
    Al2O30.100.350.20.20.05
    TiO20.100.160.10.10.05

     

    CS, SF and EF zirconia powders are obtained by chemical purification of the CC and CF zirconia. Their higher purity enables them to be used in:

    • Electroceramics (PZT, MLCC)
    • Magnesium-stabilized zirconia ceramics (MgPSZ), a ceramic composed of CS and SF powders exhibiting a distinctive yellow color
    • Thermal barrier coatings

     

     CS ZirconiaSF & EF Zirconia
     CS10CS02CS01PremiumExtra
    D50 (µm)3.50.80.61.31.0
    SSA (m²/g)1.75.06.55-65-6
    Purity (%)SiO20.90.250.12
    Na2O0.010.050.05
    Al2O30.060.050.05
    TiO20.080.050.05

     

    CZ zirconia particles

    CZ and CZP are chemically processed zirconium dioxide powders that show high chemical purity along with fine and narrow particle size distribution. CZ and CZP are ideal for:

    • High-intensity pigments for ceramic tile decoration
    • Magnesium stabilized zirconia ceramics (MgPSZ), a ceramic composed of CZ and CZP powders exhibiting a white color
    • Thermal barrier coatings
    • Glass and gemstones
    • Polishing slurries

     

     CZCZP
     CZ15CZ5CZ3CZP15CZP5
    D50 (µm)1553155
    SSA (m²/g)35714
    Purity (ppm)SiO25050
    Na2O5050
    Al2O32020
    TiO21010
    Fe2O31010
    Cl500100

    Higher chemical purities and different particle size distributions are available upon request.

    CZE zirconium oxide particles

    CZE zirconia powders are manufactured by chemical processes. They exhibit high chemical purity, submicronic particle size distribution and high reactivity. CZE zirconium dioxide powders are used for:

    • Electroceramics (hard and soft PZT, MLCC)
    • Magnesium or yttrium stabilized zirconia based ceramics, by co-milling and sintering with magnesium or yttrium oxide
    • Zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA), by co-milling and sintering with aluminum oxide

     

     CZE
     CZE-S1CZE-M1CZE-G1
    D50 (µm)0.40.40.4
    SSA (m²/g)61525
    Purity (ppm)SiO2100
    Na2O100
    Al2O320
    TiO210
    Fe20310

     

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    Related Resources

     CC Technical Data Sheet
     CS Technical Data Sheet
     CZ Technical Data Sheet
     CZE Technical Data Sheet
     CF/EF/SF Technical Datasheet Summary

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