| abstract |
A sintered body in which the content of the colorant is reduced compared to the conventional sintered body is provided, which exhibits a visually recognized color tone as black without a color taste. It contains a solid solution containing cobalt and iron, the balance consists of zirconia, and the sum of the content in terms of cobalt into CoO and the content in terms of iron into Fe 2 O 3 is more than 0.1% by weight and less than 3.0% by weight, and A sintered body, wherein a proportion of a region of cobalt exceeding 5.5 mu m 2 occupied for element mapping by an electron beam microanalyzer is 25% or less. |