Fused Alumina Zirconia is a type of eutectic composition produced by melting alumina and Zirconia at about 2000 ℃ temperature in an electric arc furnace followed by cooling of the motion product. The very fine and homogenous microstructure of this materials provides high toughness but also excellent self sharpening properties.
Chemical Composition(%)
| Items | Al2O3 | ZrO2 | TiO2 | Fe2O3 | SiO2 |
| ZA25 | 68-72 | 24-30 | ≤1.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤1.0 |
| ZA40 | 55-57 | 35-44 | ≤1.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤1.0 |
Physical Properties
| Crystal Form | Monoclinic,tetragonal system |
| Reaction with acid and alkali | no |
| Reaction with carbon | Forming carbide since 1650C |
| Color | Grey |
| True Density | 4.20g/cm3 |
| Bulk Density | 2.18g/cm3 |
| Moh’s hardness | 9.0 |
| Knoop hardness | 1450-2000kg/cm2 |
| Melting point | 1900C |
| Maximum service temperature | 1700C |
| Specific heat capacity(cal/g.C) | 0.2205(50-500C) |
| Heat conductivity | 0.2718 cal/cm2.sec.C |
| Linear expansivity(X10-6) | 6.82(100-700C) |
