Zirconia beads can be used for ultrafine grinding and dispersion in non-metallic mining, papermaking, heavy calcium carbonate, paints, coatings, inks, electronic materials, lithium-iron batteries, magnetic materials, textile dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Zirconia has excellent high-temperature resistance, with a melting point as high as 270°C. Even when heated to 1900°C, it does not react with molten aluminum, iron, nickel, platinum, silicates, and acidic slag. Therefore, crucibles made of zirconia can successfully smelt platinum, palladium, ruthenium, cesium, and other platinum group precious metals and their alloys.
| Property | Value |
| Melting Point | 2700 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 5000 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 5.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Flash Point | 5000°C |
| Storage Condition | Store at room temperature |
| Solubility | Insoluble |
| Form | Powder |
| Color | White |
| Specific Gravity | 5.89 |
| pH Value | 4-5 |
| Resistivity | 2.3 × 10^10 (p/μΩ·cm) |
| Water Solubility | insoluble |
| Crystal Structure | Monoclinic; Tetragonal; Cubic |
| Merck | 14,10180 |
| Crystal System | Monoclinic |
| Space Group | P21/c |
| Lattice Parameters | a/nm: 0.51505; b/nm: 0.52031; c/nm: 0.53154; α/o: 90; β/o: 99.194; γ/o: 90; V/nm³: 0.1406 |
| Dielectric Constant | 12.5 (0.0°C) |
| Exposure Limits | ACGIH: TWA 5 mg/m³; STEL 10 mg/m³NIOSH: IDLH 25 mg/m³; TWA 5 mg/m³; STEL 10 mg/m³ |
| Stability | Stable. |
| InChIKey | RVTZCBIVAOJQTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| CAS Database | 1314-23-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Info | Zirconium dioxide(1314-23-4) |
| EPA Chemistry Info | Zirconium oxide (1314-23-4) |