Zirconia Products

Saint-Gobain ZirPro is a world-leading manufacturer of zirconium oxide powders. ZirPro offers the largest line of zirconia powders, with composition ranging from monoclinic zirconia to yttria-stabilized zirconia (from 3 mol% to 8 mol%) to pigmented zirconia.  With two industrial zirconium oxide manufacturing processes based on either thermal or chemical treatments of natural zirconium silicate, ZirPro provides zirconium oxide powders featuring a wide range of purity (97.0% to 99.9%), particle size distribution (from large particles of 15µm to less than 1 micron) and reactivity (from 1m²/g to 25 m²/g for certain chemical processed zirconia).

 

ZirPro’s line of zirconium oxides addresses the specificities and requirements of many ceramic applications in markets such as aeronautics, automotive, electronics and communications. A technical leader with unparalleled material expertise and market knowledge, ZirPro can recommend the right zirconia for an existing application or partner with customers on co-development for new applications.

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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.

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Saint-Gobain ZirPro offers 3mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia powders ranging from dry powder (CY3Z) suitable for injection molding or casting process to ready-to-press granules (GY3Z) used in uniaxial and isostatic pressing, to feedstock for injection molding (ZirPound YZ).

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Black Zirconias were developed for consumer goods applications. Polished and high gloss colors enhance aesthetical and mechanical performances.