Effects of titanium diboride on the mechanical
For the first time, this work purposes a novel composite production from alumina-toughened zirconia titanium diboride (ATZ-TiB2). In designing the composites, the matrix was composed of 3 mol % yttria (Y2O3) stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (3Y-TZP) and 8 mol % magnesia (MgO) partially stabilized zirconia (8 Mg-PSZ) phases at an equal molar ratio. Besides, alumina (α-Al2O3) and TiB2 were added to the 3Y-TZP/8 Mg-PSZ matrix with one wt% and 0.5–2 wt% ratios, respectively. The compos