| abstract |
The invention relates to the fields of ceramics and metallurgy and refers to a zirconium oxide ceramic and a cellular material made of same, and how they can be used, for example, as a casting filter for steel mould casting. The object of the invention is to provide a zirconium oxide ceramic and a cellular material made of same, having a high level of strength and creep resistance at high temperatures, in particular during use in steel casting. The object is achieved by a zirconium oxide ceramic, consisting of >95 wt.% zirconium oxide and mullite and <5 wt.% additives, wherein of the >95 wt.% zirconium oxide and mullite at least 55-90 wt.% is zirconium oxide, and the zirconium oxide is present in the structure with at least one biomodal particle size distribution, the peak values of which relating to the particle size are spaced apart at least by a factor of 10, and at least components of the used starting materials are present as additives in their unchanged form or as reaction products. |