Fatigue and subcritical crack growth in ZrO2-bioglass ceramics

Autor(es)

Bicalho, L. A. ^[1] ; Baptista, C. A. R. P. ^[1] ; Souza, R. C. ^[2] ; Santos, C. ^{[1, 3]} ; Strecker, K. ^[4] ; Barboza, M. J. R. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Mat Engn, Escola Engn Lorena, Lorena, SP - Brazil

^[2] IFSP SJBV, Inst Fed Sao Paulo, Area Mecan, Sjb Vista, SP - Brazil

^[3] UNIFOA Ctr Univ Volta Redonda, V Redonda, RJ - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Sao Joao Del Rey, UFSJ DEMEC, Dept Mecan, Sao Joao Del Rei, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL; v. 39, n. 3, p. 2405-2414, APR 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

This work investigates the characteristics of ZrO2 based ceramics (Y-TZP) doped with bioglass developed for dental prostheses. Powder mixtures composed of zirconia and 3 or 5 wt% of 3CaO center dot P2O5-SiO2-MgO bioglass were sintered at 1300 degrees C for 2 h. The samples were characterized by their phase composition using X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and analysis of their microstructure by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Hardness and fracture toughness were evaluated using the Vickers indentation method, while bending strength and fatigue resistance were determined using the four-point bending testing. The mechanical properties indicate that the samples achieved high density under the applied sinter conditions. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed tetragonal ZrO2 as a major crystalline phase. Hardness, fracture toughness and bending strength of the sintered samples containing 3% or 5% bioglass were 1167and 1134 HV, 6.3 and 6.1 MPa m(1/2) and 453 and 636 MPa, respectively. The fatigue results presented large scattering, which is attributed to a heterogeneous distribution of the secondary glassy phase in the zirconia matrix. The non-uniform dispersion of the glass may result in the formation of stress gradients, possibly responsible for crack initiation and their respective subcritical growth during fatigue testing. The fatigue limit determined was superior to stresses developed during mastication, turning its use in dental prostheses viable. Weibull statistics were applied on the fatigue results obtained at average stress levels of 255, 270 and 285 MPa in order to calculate the subcritical crack growth. A life expectancy of over 20 years under severe cyclic pressure conditions has been calculated. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/52971-3 - Fadiga cíclica de cerâmicas biocompatíveis a base de compósitos ZrO2/Al2O3
• Beneficiário: Renato Chaves Souza
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 04/04386-1 - Desenvolvimento e caracterização de pilares cerâmicos biocompatíveis à base de compósitos Zr02-Al2O3
• Beneficiário: Claudinei dos Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores