Alumina‑Toughened Zirconia (ATZ‑C): Superior Wear‑Resistance, Flexural Strength & Thermal Shock Resistance

With this kind of mixed ceramic, a small amount of aluminum oxide is added to the zirconium oxide to significantly improve the wear-resistance, elasticity and toughness. It has following features:

Thermal insulation

Flexural Strenth

Electrical insulation

Temperature and thermo shock resistance

Fracture toughness

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Density	23.0 °C	5.5 g/cm³
Surface roughness		3.6 μm	Rz*

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Compressive strength	23.0 °C	2300 MPa
Elastic modulus	23.0 °C	220 GPa
Flexural strength	23.0 °C	1000 MPa	4-point bending flexural test
Hardness, Vickers	23.0 °C	1428 [-]	converted from GPa
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes	23.0 °C	6.5 MPa·√m

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Coefficient of thermal expansion	23.0 °C	9E-6 1/K
Thermal conductivity	23.0 °C	6 W/(m·K)

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electrical resistivity	20.0 °C	1.00E+9 Ω·m
	600.0 °C	10000 Ω·m

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Bearings and guide parts for machine engineering Medical implants
Other	*depending on the processing status of the injection molding or pressing tool
Processing history	Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM)

Property

Application areas

Bearings and guide parts for machine engineering

Medical implants

Other

*depending on the processing status of the injection molding or pressing tool

Processing history

Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM)

RM629 Phenolic Resin Rod – High‑Performance Electrical & Mechanical Grade ZTA-C: Advanced Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Ceramic for Superior Hardness and Thermal Shock Resistance

Composite material