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Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 26(2016) 2397−2403 Thermo-mechanical properties of mullite–zirconia composites derived from reaction sintering of zircon and sillimanite beach sand: Effect of CaO 1,2 1 1 1 P. KUMAR , M. NATH , A. GHOSH , H. S. TRIPATHI 1. Refractories Division, CSIR–Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, 196 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India; 2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR–Central Glass Ceramic Research Institute, 196 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India Received 18 August 2015; accepted 28 October 2015 Abstract: Mullite–zirconia composites containing 20% zirconia (mass fraction) were prepared by reaction sintering route utilizing Indian coastal zircon flour and sillimanite beach sand. 4%− 12% of CaO (mole fraction) with respect to zirconia was used as additive. The effect of additive on densification, microstructure as well as various mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties was studied. Incorporation of CaO reduced the densification temperature of the composites to 1550 °C compared to 1600 °C (for CaO free samples). CaO formed small amount of liquid phase (calcium aluminosilicate), which facilitated sintering. Average grain size of the composites decreased up to 4% CaO addition, afterwards grain size increased with further addition of CaO. Samples with 4% CaO exhibited ~225 MPa of flexural strength, ~6 MPa·m1/2 of fracture toughness and significant improvement in thermal shock resistance. CaO stabilized the tetragonal zirconia phase and thus improved the mechanic