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A ceramic compact having a high transverse rupture strength is provided by a low cost sintering method. This ceramic compact comprises 55 to 96% by volume of a first component, 4 to 45% by volume of a second component and at most 3% by volume of unavoidable impurities: First Component: ZrO2 consisting of at least 80% by weight of at least one of tetragonal system and cubic system and the balance of mono-clinic system, in which at least one member selected from the group consisting of oxides of Group IIIa (Including Sc, Y, La) elements of the Periodic Table, CaO, MgO, and mixtures thereof are dissolved to form a solid solution. Second Component: at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbonitrides, oxycarbides, oxynitrides and carboxynitrides of group IVa (Including Ti, Zr, Hf), Va (Including V, Nb, Ta) and VIa (Including Cr, Mo, W) elements of the Periodic Table, and mixtures or solid solutions thereof.
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