The Effects of Ammonium Polyacrylate and Diammonium Citrate as Base and Acid Dispersion Agents on Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (3Y-TZP) Dispersion Properties

Table 1

The pH of suspensions and the slurry after milling at 1,000 rpm for four hours.

Dispersant concentration (wt.%)	Initial pH of APA suspensions	The pH of APA suspensions after milling	Initial pH of DAC suspensions	The pH of DAC suspensions after milling
0.5	8.4	9	5.34	9.6
1.5	8.5	9.04	5.4	9.1
2.5	8.7	9.06	5.4	7.8
3.5	8.75	9.67	5.4	6.4
4.5	8.84	9.75	5.4	6.1
5.5	8.6	9.65	5,4	5.9