Preparation and Properties of NZP Family Ceramics

Abstract

The matrix of NZP family ceramics is natrium phosphate zirconium (for short, NZP) . NZP family ceramics have the designabolity of thermal expansion coefficient, and the average thermal expansion coefficient can be changed from negative value to positive value by means of composition adjustment, thus obtaining zero thermal expansion ceramics with good thermal shock resistance. With NZP family ceramics the thermal stress can be effectively reduced and the thermal properties of materials can be enhanced.Therefore, NZP family ceramics have become a hot topic in materials science community in recent years.The calcium phosphate zirconium powder was prepared by coprecipitation method, and NZP family ceramics were prepared after pressing molding and pressureless sintering. The results show that the compressive strength of the prepared NZP family ceramics is 199 MPa and the thermal expansion coefficient is-0.5×10-6/°C at sintering temperature of 1100°C.