| abstract |
Provided is a sintered body in which the content of a coloring agent is reduced compared with sintered bodies of the related art and which exhibits a color tone visually perceived as a black color without a tint.A sintered body includes a solid solution containing cobalt and iron, with the balance being zirconia. The total content of cobalt in terms of CoO and iron in terms of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is more than 0.1 wt% and less than 3.0 wt%, and the proportion of cobalt regions larger than 5.5 µm<sup>2</sup> in an elemental map obtained using an electron probe microanalyzer is 25% or less. |