3. Results
3.1. Ceramic characterization
Stoichiometric quantities of the starting powder, corresponding to the eutectoid composition 69 wt% dicalcium silicate–31 wt% tricalcium phosphate (Fig. 1) were mixing miller with PSZ-zirconia balls, for 1 h, whereby homogeneous powders with an average particle size of 20 μm were obtained.