Abstract: The present invention provides a nickel cermet, which includes: 35% to 70% by weight of a nickel phase, and 65% to 30% by weight of zirconium oxide phase, wherein the zirconium oxide is stabilized in cubic form by 5 to 20 moles of yttrium oxide for each 100 moles of said zirconium oxide, and the metal nickel and zirconium oxide phases, upon X ray diffraction analysis are distinct and homogeneously distributed; and is prepared by a process that includes: a) dispersing zirconia stabilized by yttria having a particle size of between 1 and 40 &mgr;m , in demineralized water to prepare a suspension; b) dissolving a hydrosoluble and thermodecomposable nickel salt in demineralized d water to prepare a solution; c) mixing the nickel solution with the suspension and homogenizing the resulting dispersion by magnetic stirring for a time of between 5 and 40 minutes; d) eliminating the water from the dispersion by a system capable of operating without, or almost without, decomposition phenomena to obtain a solid th

Abstract: Nickel cermet consisting of from 35 to 70% by weight of a metal nickel phase and 65 to 30% by weight of a zirconium oxide (zirconia) phase stabilized in cubic form by 5 to 20 moles of yttrium oxide (yttria) for each 100 moles of zirconium oxide, the two phases, upon X ray diffractometric analysis, being distinct and homogeneously distributed, characterized in that it is obtained by a process comprising the following steps:

Abstract: A nickel cermet containing a metal nickel phase and an yttria stabilized zirconia phase, is prepared by a process comprising: preparing a suspension of the zirconia in demineralized water; preparing a solution of a nickel salt in demineralized water; mixing the nickel solution and the zirconia dispersion; eliminating the water from the mixture to obtain a solid containing particles of the zirconia covered with the nickel salt; calcining the solid under oxidizing conditions to form particles of the zirconia covered with nickel oxide; and reducing the nickel oxide with hydrogen to nickel metal.

Abstract: A nickel cermet contains 35-70% by weight of a metal nickel phase and 65-30% by weight of a zirconia phase stabilized in the cubic form with yttria, with, on X-ray diffraction analysis, said phases appearing as distinct and homogeneously distributed at a level lower than 1 .mu.m.This nickel cermet is obtained by preparing an aqueous solution containing a heat-decomposable zirconyl, yttrium and nickel salt, and an organic hydroxyacid or aminoacid, or a poly(acrylic acid); removing water from the resulting solution, under conditions of absence, or substantial absence, of decomposition phenomena, in order to separate a porous solid; calcining the porous solid, and reducing with hydrogen the product from calcination.The nickel cermet obtained in this way is useful as an anodic material for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).