“…4) Bulk Young"s modulus of YSZ (200 GPa) was used for the MC samples.However, due to the Young"s modulus of nanomaterials depending on size, surface orientation, crystal orientation, and geometry(Gutsch et al, 2004;Sun and Zhang, 2003) compared to their bulk counterparts a lower Young"s modulus was used. The 194 GPa Young"s modulus was determined from Hasanuzzaman"s research group who characterized nano YSZ powders(Hasanuzzaman, et al, 2008). Porosity of 30 % was assumed for MC and NC samples(Jang and Matsubara, 2005)The assumed Density, Young"s Modulus and Flextural Strength for bulk YSZ was adjusted using the rule of mixtures (E YSZ = v*E Bulk + (1-v)*E Porosity = 0.7*E Bulk ) to account for the porosity.…”