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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A common name for natural or synthetic zirconium oxide. Synthetic zirconia can be prepared as a clear high refractive index crystal that is used as a synthetic diamond. It can also be prepared as a hard, dense, white ceramic material used for high temperature insulation and abrasives. See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium | + | A common name for natural or synthetic zirconium oxide. Synthetic zirconia can be prepared as a clear high refractive index crystal that is used as a synthetic diamond. It can also be prepared as a hard, dense, white ceramic material used for high temperature insulation and abrasives. See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zirconium%20oxide zirconium oxide] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cubic%20zirconia cubic zirconia]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "zirconia" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "zirconia" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 20 Sept. 2005]. |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconia (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconia (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 24 July 2013
Description
A common name for natural or synthetic zirconium oxide. Synthetic zirconia can be prepared as a clear high refractive index crystal that is used as a synthetic diamond. It can also be prepared as a hard, dense, white ceramic material used for high temperature insulation and abrasives. See zirconium oxide and cubic zirconia.
Synonyms and Related Terms
zirconium dioxide; zircone (Fr.); Zirkondioxid (Deut.)
| Composition | ZrO2 |
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Comparisons
Properties of Common Abrasives
Natural and Simulated Diamonds
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "zirconia" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 20 Sept. 2005].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconia (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005)