简介:InthispaperwepresenttheresultsofstudiesonmakingMgOzirconiasinteredparts(intendedtobeusedasmeteringnozzlesincontinuouscastingofsteel)frommonocliniczirconiaandMgOpowdersviaagranulationprocess.Thepartswerepressedandsinteredunderdifferentconditions,andanalysedforphysicalproperties,microstructureandphasecomposition.WefoundastronginfluenceoftheMgOconcentrationandthesinteringcycle,especiallythecoolingrateonthethermalshockresistance.Thepaperconcludeswithrecommendationsfortheproductionofzirconiameteringnozzlesinaneconomicway.