239 Result(s)
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The Crystal World of Zirconium Oxide
Zirconium oxide is a polymorphic material and occurs in three different crystal lattices. Lattice transformations are described in this chapter, highlighting the specifics of these transformations. Ways of sta...
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Zirconium Oxide Versus Aluminium Oxide
Zirconium oxide is the most important oxide ceramic next to aluminiuim oxide. In this chapter, the properties of the two materials are listed and compared. Their advantages will be pointed out. Subsequently, m...
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Zirconium Oxide in Technology
Zirconium oxide with its stabilized variants is one of the most versatile ceramic materials. In this chapter, its areas of application are classified according to different types and stresses, and many differe...
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Zirconia: A Synthetic Gemstone
Zirconia is the name given to synthetically produced single crystals of cubic zirconium oxide, which are used as imitation diamonds in jewellery. This chapter describes their development and manufacture using ...
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Zirconium Oxide and the Lambda Sensor
Zirconium oxide is characterised by oxygen-ion conductivity. This special property and its use in a lambda sensor are explained in this chapter.
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The Constant Confusion: An Introduction
“Zircon”, “zirconium”, “zirconia”—in this introductory chapter, the materials mentioned are briefly presented and examples of confusion are given. The structure of the book and the presentation of the subject ...
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Zircon: A Genuine Gemstone
Zircon is a genuine gemstone. The properties that a gemstone should have are discussed in this chapter. Particular reference is made to the optical properties. The different colorings of zircon are explained. ...
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Zircon Sand: An Important Raw Material
Zircon sand is the mineral raw material from which zircon is extracted. This is then used to produce many engineering materials, including zirconia ceramics. In this chapter, the important deposits of zircon s...
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Hafnium: Twin Brother of Zirconium
Hafnium is chemically very similar to zirconium and can be called its twin brother. In this chapter its properties are mentioned. The similarities as well as the differences in comparison with zirconium are po...
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Zirconium and the Fuel Element
Metallic zirconium is used in nuclear power plants for cladding tubes of fuel elements. In this chapter, the requirements for fuel assemblies and materials are given and the suitability of zirconium is justifi...
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Zirconium Oxide: A Versatile Material
This chapter gives a compact presentation of zirconium oxide and its manifestations. It thus serves as an introduction to the following Chaps. 11–20
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Artificial Zirconium Oxide
Zirconium oxide belongs to the group of oxide high-performance ceramics and is used as powder for the manufacture of ceramic components. In this chapter, important methods of powder production are described an...
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Zirconium Oxide Materials
Based on the stabilization of certain lattice types, the three main groups of zirconium oxide materials are presented in this chapter. The properties of the materials are described and compared. Possibilities ...
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Ceramic Like Steel
Zirconium oxide has interesting mechanical properties, in particular good fracture toughness. These properties are presented and compared with those of steel.
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Zirconium Oxide in Dentistry
Zirconium oxide is used for the fabrication of dentures. Dental technical requirements and the suitability of zirconium oxide are explained. The fabrication of dentures from this ceramic is discussed in this c...
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Zirconium Oxide Kitchen Utensils
Zirconium oxide ceramics are used for kitchen utensils, especially kitchen knives, due to their good mechanical properties. This particular application is presented in this chapter.
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Two Doubles of the Diamond
Zircon and zirconia are imitation diamonds. In this chapter, their properties are mentioned and compared with those of diamond. The possible distinction of the stones is pointed out.
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Zircon: A Common Mineral
Zircon is a mineral known and used since ancient times. In this chapter, its history of discovery is presented. Then its properties are listed and briefly discussed. The radioactivity and metamictization of zi...
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In the Service of Geology
Zircon is the oldest mineral known in the world so far. It has a great scientific value for geology, because inside it there is an “atomic clock”. These special circumstances are explained in this chapter and ...
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Zirconium: A Hardly Known Metal
Zirconium is the 40th chemical element and a hardly known metal. It was discovered in zircon and has extraordinary properties. This chapter briefly describes the discovery of the metal, pointing out that it be...
