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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1993
Terence A Egerton, Cleveland, GB;
Kevin A Fothergill, County Durham, GB;
Graham P Dransfield, Cleveland, GB;
Tioxide Group Plc, London, GB;
Abstract
An article is provided which has a surface which is contactable in use with water at a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. The surface of the article is protected from attack by the water, because it is formed of a shaped fired ceramic material which is formed from particulate zirconia having a coating on the particles thereof of a hydrous oxide of yttrium and optionally also a hydrous oxide of zirconium, titanium or aluminum. Preferably the particles have a diameter of not more than 0.5 micron and the amount of hydrous oxide of yttrium falls within the range 0.5 to 10 mole percent as Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 on moles of zirconia. Typical articles are internal combustion engines and parts thereof, mills and impact plates therefor, and pump surfaces. Fuel cells are also described.