Zirconia Ceramic Shaft

Properties of Zro2 Zirconia Zirconium Oxide Ceramics
(1). Excellent in electrical insulation;
(2). High hardness and wear/corrosion resistance;
(3). High working temperature and thermal shock resistance


Unlike other ceramic materials, zirconium oxide (ZrO2 also known as zirconia) is a material with very high resistance to crack propagation. Zirconium oxide ceramics also have very high thermal expansion and are therefore often the material of choice for joining ceramic and steel.

Another outstanding property combination is the very low thermal conductivity and high strength. In addition, some types of zirconium oxide ceramics can conduct oxygen ions. Components made from this material are significantly more expensive than components made of alumina ceramics. Zirconium oxide ceramics are used, among other applications, as tools for wire forming, as auxiliaries in welding processes, as materials for crowns and bridges in the dental industry, as insulating rings in thermal processes, and as oxygen measurement cells in lambda probes.

Products made from Zirconium Oxide/Zirconia/ZrO2

- Advanced Ceramic Tubes
- Bearing Technology in Automotive Engineering
- Bearings
- Cutters
- Dental Ceramics
- Drawing Tools
- Forming Applications
- Pumps, Components for
- Seal Rings, Bearings and Sealing
- Sealing Technology (Seal Rings, Bearings)
- Technical Cutters
- Tubes and Pipes
- Valves, Components for
- Wire Drawing, Components for
- Zirconium Oxide in Dental Applications
- Zirconium Oxide-stabilized Substrates

Characteristics	Unit	95 Al2O3	99 Al2O3	ZrO2	GPSi3N4	BN	Glass Ceramic
Crystal Structure	-	hexagonal	hexagonal	tetragonal	hexagonal	hexagonal	-
Color	-	white	ivory	white	gray	white	white
Density	g/cm³	3.65	3.88	5.95	3.22	2.26	2.55
Water Absorption	%	0	0	0	0	0.0-1.0	0
Young's Modulus	Gpa	280	350	205	295	670	65
Vickers Hardness	Gpa	14	20	12	18-20	-	-
Flexural Strength	Mpa	280	300	900	650	51	100
Compressive Strength	Mpa	2000	2500	2200	2200	230	500
Thermal Conductivity	W/(m？K)	18-25	30	2.2	25	20	1.70
Thermal shock resistance	ΔT(C°)	220	180-200	280-350	450-650	>1500	25-100
Max. Working Temperature	C°	1500	1700	850	1200	960	800
Volume Resistivity	Ω . cm	>10^15	>10^14	>10^12	>10^14	10^13	10^16
Dielectric Constant	-	9.50	9.80	26	8.20	4.08	6.02
Dielectric Strength	kV/mm	16	22	-	16	375	40