TheZrO2-Al2O3ceramiccompositeswerepreparedbyappropriatetechniqueswithcommercialZrO2andAl2O3powdersasrawmaterialsandY2O3asstabilizer.TheresultsindicatethatwiththeintroductionofAl2O3intotheZrO2matrixwherethequantityofadditiveY2O3is3.5%(molefraction),thegrowthofZrO2grainsisefficientlyinhibited,whichhelpstheZrO2grainsexistinametastabletetragonalmanner;thushigherstrengthandtoughnessareacquired.Whenthecontentofaluminais20%(massfraction),thebendingstrengthandfracturetoughnessofthecompositesare676.7MPaand10MPa·m1/2respectively,themechanicalbehaviorsareclosetothosepreparedwithZrO2andAl2O3powderssynthesizedthroughwetchemicalapproach.Themechanicalbehaviorsofthecompositesarewellimprovedowingtothedispersiontougheningofaluminagrainsandphasetransformationtougheningofzirconiagrains.
