Critical effect of cubic phase on aging in 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics for hip replacement prosthesis

Jérôme Chevalier, Sylvain Deville, Etienne Münch +2

The isothermal tetragonal-to-monoclinic transformation of 3Y-TZP ceramics sintered at two different temperatures (1450°C and 1550°C) and duration (2 and 5 h) is investigated at 134…