(the one on the right is better)
A technique called transformation toughenening uses a bunch of small particles of zirconia dispersed in alumina causing compressive stresses at crack tips preventing them from propogating and increasing toughness
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Grains so tight you can barely see the boundaries 🥵
No cracks have ever propogated in this material 😳