Research Article

Effect of Sintering Mechanism on the Properties of ZrO2 Reinforced Fe Metal Matrix Nanocomposite

Table 1

Nomenclature of Fe-ZrO2 composite specimens.

Sl. numberSintering temperature (°C)Sintering time (h)Specimen code
5% ZrO2
Specimen code
10% ZrO2
Specimen code
20% ZrO2
Specimen code
30% ZrO2

1 900 1 5ZrFe900(1) 10ZrFe900(1) 20ZrFe900(1) 30ZrFe900(1)
2 1000 1 5ZrFe1000(1) 10ZrFe1000(1) 20ZrFe1000(1) 30ZrFe1000(1)
3 1100 1 5ZrFe1100(1) 10ZrFe1100(1) 20ZrFe1100(1) 30ZrFe1100(1)
4 900 2 5ZrFe900(2) 10ZrFe900(2) 20ZrFe900(2) 30ZrFe900(2)
5 1000 2 5ZrFe1000(2) 10ZrFe1000(2) 20ZrFe1000(2) 30ZrFe1000(2)
6 1100 2 5ZrFe1100(2) 10ZrFe1100(2) 20ZrFe1100(2) 30ZrFe1100(2)
7 900 3 5ZrFe900(3) 10ZrFe900(3) 20ZrFe900(3) 30ZrFe900(3)
8 1000 3 5ZrFe1000(3) 10ZrFe1000(3) 20ZrFe1000(3) 30ZrFe1000(3)
9 1100 3 5ZrFe1100(3) 10ZrFe1100(3) 20ZrFe1100(3) 30ZrFe1100(3)