Abstract: A sintered particle has the following chemical analysis, as percentages by weight: ZrO2 partially stabilized with CeO2 and Y2O3: complement to 100%; Al2 10%-60%; additive selected from CaO, a manganese oxide, La2O3, SrO, BaO, and mixtures thereof: 0.2%-6; the quantity of CaO being less than 2%; impurities: <2%; the zirconia being stabilized with CeO2 and Y2O3 present in quantities such that, as molar percentages based on the sum of ZrO2, CeO2 and Y2O3: CeO2: 6 mol %-11 mol %; and Y2O3: 0.5 mol %-2 mol %; the particle being obtained by sintering at a sintering temperature higher than 1300° C., the sintering temperature being higher than 1400° C. if the additive is CaO or if the molar CeO2 content is in the range 10% to 11%.