Full dense TiB
2 sintered bodies containing 2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2 up to 40 wt% were fabricated by glass encapsulation HIP method. Mechanical properties of these TiB
2-(2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2) sintered bodies were evaluated and compared to those of TiB
2-ZrO
2 sintered bodies, which were fabricated and evaluated in our previous work. Three-point-bending-strength of TiB
2-10-20 wt%(2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2) was 1160-1200 MPa, which is almost the same strength as that of TiB
2-10 wt%ZrO
2. Our previous work showed that the addition of 10 wt%ZrO
2 was effective in improving the bending strength of sintered TiB
2. In this work, it was found that the addition of 2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2 was more effective in improving the bending strength of sintered TiB
2 than the addition of plain ZrO
2, by the comparison of TiB
2-(2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2) and TiB
2-ZrO
2 strength. Vickers hardness of TiB
2-(2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2) was also higher than that of TiB
2-ZrO
2. On the other hand, higher fracture toughness was obtained in TiB
2-ZrO
2. These differences of mechanical properties between TiB
2-(2 mol%Y
2O
3-ZrO
2) and TiB
2-ZrO
2 were caused by the differences of monoclinic ZrO
2 content in the sintered bodies.
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