Nucleation and crystallization studies of some glasses in the CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 system

1970 ◽  
Vol 37 (291) ◽  
pp. 771-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. de Vekey ◽  
A. J. Majumdar

SummaryGlass-ceramics based on the mineral cordierite have good mechanical and thermal properties. They can be easily prepared from glasses whose compositions lie in the primary phase field of cordierite on the 5 % CaO plane of the CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 system. For uniform crystallization in the bulk, addition of a suitable nucleating agent is essential. The addition of 10–12 wt % of TiO2 is considered to be suitable for both ternary and quaternary glasses. During controlled heat treatment of these glasses extensive phase separation occurs. The nucleation and crystallization processes that follow have been studied by differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and light and electron microscopy. Some of the physical and mechanical properties of these glass-ceramics have been measured.

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 03030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustem Mukhametrakhimov ◽  
Liliya Lukmanova

The paper studies features of the hydration process of the modified blended cement for fiber cement panels (FCP) using differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis, electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. It is found that deeper hydration process in silicate phase, denser and finer crystalline structure form in fiber cement matrix based on the modified blended cement. Generalization of this result to the case of fiber cement panels makes it possible to achieve formation of a denser and homogeneous structure with increased physical and mechanical properties.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 3744-3748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Yuebo Hu ◽  
Dacheng Zhou ◽  
Jianbei Qiu

Transparent oxyflouride glass ceramics composed of SiO2–Al2O3–Na2O–NaF–YF3 tri-coped with Nd3+/Yb3+/Ho3+ were prepared by thermal treatment. Segregation of NaYF4 nanocrystals in the matrix was confirmed from structural analysis by means of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Compared with glass samples, very strong green upconversion (UC) luminescence due to the Ho3+:(4F5, 5S2)→5I8 transition was observed in the glass ceramics under 808 nm excitation. It was found that upconversion intensity of Ho3+ strongly depends on the Nd3+ concentration, and the energy transfer process from Nd3+ to Ho3+ via Yb3+ was proposed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 1503-1506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Bo Tian ◽  
Li Na Xu ◽  
Li Yang ◽  
Yan Sheng Yin

The influences of Fe2O3 doping on crystallization characteristics and microstructural morphology in the SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-ZrO2-F glass were investigated by using differential scanning calorimeter, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The results indicate that the addtions of Fe2O3 shift the crystallization peaks to higher temperatures and the crystallization peaks increases in magnitude and the gap values between two crystallization peak temperatures boarden with the increment of Fe2O3 contents.The star-shaped crystals of cordietite by dendritic-manner growths are homogeneously precipitated in the rusidual glass. The mica phases, which are precipitated at interdendritic cordietite phases and formed the plate shapes at the elevated temperatures. The mica crystals grow at the expense of cordietite phases and finally form the composites of mica/cordietite uniformly distributed.


1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari A. Hogan ◽  
Subhash H. Risbud

Amorphous powders in the Cs2O–Al2O3−SiO2 system were prepared by sol-gel processing. Gels made from TEOS, Al-chelate, and Cs-acetate were dried and calcined to obtain molecularly mixed powders of analyzed compositions in the range useful for conversion to pollucite (CsAlSi2O6) glass-ceramics. X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetry (TG), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the powders. A typical amorphous powder of analyzed chemical composition (in wt.%) = 28.05Cs2O, 37.77SiO2, and 37.96Al2O3 was found to have a glass transition temperature of 945 °C and a glass crystallization temperature of 1026 °C. Preliminary experimental results of densification and crystallization of the amorphous powders show pollucite/mullite phases to be present.


2013 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hedayatollah Sadeghi Ghari ◽  
Zahra Shakouri

ABSTRACT Research was undertaken on natural rubber (NR) nanocomposites with organoclays. A double-network (DN) structure is formed when a partially cross-linked elastomer is further cross-linked during a state of strain. Two methods were used in the preparation of NR/organoclay nanocomposites: the ordinary method (single-network NR nanocomposite) and double-networked NR (DN-NR) nanocomposites. The single-networked NR nanocomposites were used for comparison. The effects of organoclay (5 phr) with a different extension ratio on curing characteristics, mechanical properties, hardness, swelling behavior, and morphology of single- and double-networked NR nanocomposites were studied. The results showed that double-networked NR nanocomposites exhibited higher physical and mechanical properties. The tensile strength of DN-NR nanocomposites increased up to 33 MPa (more than four times greater than that of pure NR) and then decreased with an increasing extension ratio. Modulus and hardness continuously increased with an increased extension ratio. The microstructure of the NR/organoclay systems was studied by X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The effects of different extension ratios on the dispersion of organoclay layers in the nanocomposites were investigated. Generally, results showed that the optimized extension ratio in DN nanocomposites was equal (or about or around) to α= 2.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Aldirmaz ◽  
I. Aksoy

In this study, some physical and mechanical properties in Cu-9.97%Al-4.62%Mn (wt%) alloy were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and compression deformation test. Bainite phase were obtained in the samples according to SEM and XRD analyses. Compression stress was applied on the alloy in order to investigate the deformation effect on the bainite phase transformation. On the surface of the Cu-9.97%Al-4.62%Mn alloy after the deformation, both bainite and martensite variants formed.


Author(s):  
M. Kirn ◽  
M. Rühle ◽  
H. Schmid ◽  
L.J. Gauckler

It is expected that Si-Al-O-N alloys are important high temperature construction materials. The phase diagrams for Si-Al-O-N alloys were studied systematically mainly by X-ray diffraction work (for a summary see). Different stable phases were found. For the understanding of the physical and mechanical properties it is of great interest to know for the different stable phases the microstructure and the morphology, which can be obtained by TEM observations. Results of some TEM studies are reported here utilizing not only the conventional TEM but also the lattice fringe imaging technique.Specimens of the different phases were produced as described in They were prepared for TEM observations. For high resolution work a Siemens ELMISKOP 102 (operating voltage 125 kV) was used fitted with a double tilting stage (± 45°), for conventional TEM studies the specimens were examined in an AEI EM7 high voltage EM operated at 1 MeV.


2012 ◽  
Vol 217-219 ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
Hua Chen ◽  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Xue Feng Zhang ◽  
Yong Sheng Du ◽  
...  

Glass ceramics of the CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 system were fabricated by adopting the melting-casting procedure. Steel slag and fly ash were used as the major starting materials. The influence of CaO/SiO2 Ratio variations on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and property measurements. Augite is identified as the main crystalline phase of the as studied glass ceramics. The average size of augite grains in form of spherical particles is found within the range of 100-250nm. The bending strength of the glass-ceramics could reach as high as 170.74MPa. Increasing CaO/SiO2 show a beneficial influence on the crystallization of glass ceramics, and its effectiveness is inferior compared with that of increasing addition of nucleating agent, TiO2.


2011 ◽  
Vol 299-300 ◽  
pp. 503-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhai ◽  
Xiao Li Zhou ◽  
Shang Ru Zhai ◽  
Zhi Qiang Wang

Lithium zinc silicate (LZS) glasses containing Li2O–ZnO–SiO2–Na2O–B2O3–BaO–P2O5 with different BaO/(BaO+ZnO) ratios were prepared by conventional melt and quench technique and subsequently converted into glass-ceramics. The effect of BaO/(BaO+ZnO) ratio on various thermo-physical properties was investigated by changing the ratio from 0 to 0.226. The crystalline phases were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique on the composite glass-ceramics, including Li3Zn0.5SiO4, Li2OZnSiO4 and cristobalite phase. The thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) in the temperature range 70–400 oC increased from 107 × 10-7 to 141 ×10-7 / oC. The increase in expansion coefficient was associated with the formation of different phases which in turn influenced the rigidity/bonding in the glass-ceramics. The microstructure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the grain size became bigger after the addition of BaO.


2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1412-1414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Shu Cheng ◽  
Hui Guang Qiu ◽  
Hong Li ◽  
Jun Xie

CaO-A12O3-SiO2 (CAS) system glass-ceramics were prepared by sintering with certain amount of yellow phosphorus slag. The effects of phosphorus and fluorine on the nucleation, crystallization and structure of CAS system glass-ceramics were investigated by differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and other measuring methods. Glass-ceramics of CAS system with 42.32wt% yellow phosphorus slag were obtained by nucleating at 615°C for 1 hour and crystallizing at 926°C for 2 hours. The results showed that the introduction of phosphorus and fluorine promoted the nucleation and crystallization of glass-ceramics, lowering the crystallizing temperature. The main crystal phase of glass-ceramics was β-wollastonite. The density of the glass-ceramic was 2.695g/cm3.


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