The properties of sintered calcium phosphate with [Ca]/[P] = 1.50

Int J Mol Sci. 2012 Oct 22;13(10):13569-86. doi: 10.3390/ijms131013569.

Abstract

In order to obtain the properties of the sintered as-dried calcium phosphate with [Ca]/[P] = 1.50, the characteristics of sintered pellets have been investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, Vickers hardness indentation and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). When the pellet samples were sintered between 700 °C and 1200 °C for 4 h, the hydroxyapatite (Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2), HA) still maintained the major phase, accompanied with the rhenanite (NaCaPO(4)) as the secondary phase and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-Ca(3)(PO(4))(2), β-TCP) as the minor phases. In addition, the HA partially transformed to α-tricalcium phosphate (α-Ca(3)(PO(4))(2), α-TCP) and tetracalcium phosphate (Ca(4)(PO4)(2)O, TTCP), when the pellet samples were sintered at 1300 °C and 1400 °C, respectively, for 4 h. The maximum density and Vickers Hardness (HV) of sintered pellet samples were 2.85 g/cm3 (90.18% theoretical density (T.D.)) and 407, which appeared at 1200 °C and 900 °C, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Durapatite / chemistry
  • Hardness Tests
  • Hot Temperature
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Calcium Phosphates
  • tetracalcium phosphate
  • Durapatite
  • calcium phosphate