Zirconia, ekwaziwa ngokuba yi zirconium dioxide, iqhele ukusetyenzwa kusetyenziswa indlela ebizwa ngokuba "yindlela yokwenziwa komgubo." Oku kubandakanya amanyathelo amaninzi, kuquka:

1. Calcining: Ukufudumeza iikhompawundi ze-zirconium ukuya kumaqondo obushushu aphezulu ukwenza i-zirconium oxide powder.

2. Ukugaya: Gaya i-zirconia ye-calcined ukufezekisa ubungakanani obufunwayo kunye nokusabalalisa.

3. Ukubunjwa: Umgubo wezirconia wasemhlabeni uye umiliselwe kwimilo efunekayo, efana neepellets, iibhloko okanye iimilo eziqhelekileyo, usebenzisa ubuchule obufana nokucofa okanye ukuphosa.

4. I-Sintering: I-zirconia emile ifakwe kwiqondo lokushisa eliphezulu ukufezekisa ubume bokugqibela bekristale.

5. Ukugqiba: I-zirconia ye-Sintered inokuthi iqhube amanyathelo ongezelelweyo okusebenza afana nokusila, ukupolishwa kunye nomatshini ukufezekisa umphezulu ofunwayo kunye nokuchaneka kobukhulu.

Le nkqubo inika iimveliso ze-zirconia amandla aphezulu, ukuqina kunye nokumelana nokunxiba, okwenza ukuba zilungele usetyenziso oluhlukeneyo kumashishini afana ne-aerospace, unyango kunye nobunjineli.

I-Zircon yiminerali ye-silicate ye-zirconium esetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo ngokusebenzisa indibaniselwano yokutyumza, ukugaya, ukwahlula kwamagnetic kunye neendlela zokuhlukana komxhuzulane. Emva kokukhutshwa kwi-ore, i-zircon icutshungulwa ukuze isuse ukungcola kwaye ihlukanise kwezinye iiminerali. Oku kubandakanya ukutyumza intsimbi ekrwada ibe yisayizi elungileyo kwaye emva koko uyicole ukuze unciphise ngakumbi ubungakanani bamasuntswana. Ukwahlula kwemagnethi kusetyenziselwa ukususa iiminerali zemagnethi, kwaye itekhnoloji yokwahlulahlula ubunzima isetyenziselwa ukwahlula i-zircon kwezinye iiminerali ezinzima. Isiphumo se-zircon concentrate sinokuphuculwa ngakumbi kwaye siqhutywe ukuze sisetyenziswe kwizicelo ezahlukeneyo zoshishino.

Izinto ezibonakalayo zokuvelisa i-zirconium ngokuqhelekileyo ziquka isanti ye-zircon (i-zirconium silicate) kunye ne-baddeleyite (zirconia). Isanti yeZircon iyona mthombo oyintloko we-zirconium kwaye ichithwa kwiidiphozithi zesanti yamaminerali. I-Baddeleyite yindlela eyenzeka ngokwemvelo ye-zirconium oxide kwaye yenye imvelaphi ye-zirconium. Ezi zixhobo zicutshungulwa ukukhupha i-zirconium, ethi ke isetyenziswe kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezicelo zoshishino, kubandakanywa nokuveliswa kwesinyithi se-zirconium, i-zirconium oxide (i-zirconia) kunye nezinye iikhompawundi ze-zirconium.