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| − | 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 [ | + | 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%20oxide|zirconium oxide]] and [[cubic%20zirconia|cubic zirconia]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 9 May 2016
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
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- 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)