scholarly journals X-Ray Peak Profile Analysis of Materials M1 and M2 by Williamson-Hall and Size-Strain Plot Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-173
Author(s):  
Lalmi Khier ◽  
Lakel Abdelghani ◽  
Djamel Maouche

In this work, we have studied the Kaolin M1 and M2 by the X-ray diffraction method, and we have focused on mullite phase which is the main phase present in common in both products. An update of the program of the method of Stokes was carried out, it was necessary to the microstructural analysis. The completed version is less sensitive to the choice by excess of the number of coefficients of Fourier with regard to the effect of truncation and the office plurality of the errors. The determination of the symmetry of the cell of the principal phase (mullite) in the studied fritted Kaolins was carried out. In Kaolin M1, the size of crystallites of the dominant phase varies between 80 to 170 Å. In Kaolin M2, the size of the crystalline grains of mullite varies between 100 to 400 Å. The size of crystallites was confirmed by the joint method of Williamson-Hall. A distribution of sizes of crystallites was carried out. It shows a dominance of the size of approximately 140 Å for the principal phase of Kaolin M1 and a dominance of the size of approximately 230 Å for the same principal phase of Kaolin M2. By the study of the profiles of line by DRX, it appears very clearly that the principal phase of the various sintered Kaolins, mullite, is free from internal microstrains. It is the case of the mixtures fritted not only at low temperature (1100℃) during 1 hour but also the case of the mixtures of the type ‘chamotte’ cooks with 1350℃ during very long times.

2021 ◽  
pp. 174751982098472
Author(s):  
Lalmi Khier ◽  
Lakel Abdelghani ◽  
Belahssen Okba ◽  
Djamel Maouche ◽  
Lakel Said

Kaolin M1 and M2 studied by X-ray diffraction focus on the mullite phase, which is the main phase present in both products. The Williamson–Hall and Warren–Averbach methods for determining the crystallite size and microstrains of integral breadth β are calculated by the FullProf program. The integral breadth ( β) is a mixture resulting from the microstrains and size effect, so this should be taken into account during the calculation. The Williamson–Hall chart determines whether the sample is affected by grain size or microstrain. It appears very clearly that the principal phase of the various sintered kaolins, mullite, is free from internal microstrains. It is the case of the mixtures fritted at low temperature (1200 °C) during 1 h and also the case of the mixtures of the type chamotte cooks with 1350 °C during very long times (several weeks). This result is very significant as it gives an element of explanation to a very significant quality of mullite: its mechanical resistance during uses at high temperature remains.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1560-C1560
Author(s):  
Fumiko Kimura ◽  
Wataru Oshima ◽  
Hiroko Matsumoto ◽  
Hidehiro Uekusa ◽  
Kazuaki Aburaya ◽  
...  

In pharmaceutical sciences, the crystal structure is of primary importance because it influences drug efficacy. Due to difficulties of growing a large single crystal suitable for the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, powder diffraction method is widely used. In powder method, two-dimensional diffraction information is projected onto one dimension, which impairs the accuracy of the resulting crystal structure. To overcome this problem, we recently proposed a novel method of fabricating a magnetically oriented microcrystal array (MOMA), a composite in which microcrystals are aligned three-dimensionally in a polymer matrix. The X-ray diffraction of the MOMA is equivalent to that of the corresponding large single crystal, enabling the determination of the crystal lattice parameters and crystal structure of the embedded microcrytals.[1-3] Because we make use of the diamagnetic anisotropy of crystal, those crystals that exhibit small magnetic anisotropy do not take sufficient three-dimensional alignment. However, even for these crystals that only align uniaxially, the determination of the crystal lattice parameters can be easily made compared with the determination by powder diffraction pattern. Once these parameters are determined, crystal structure can be determined by X-ray powder diffraction method. In this paper, we demonstrate possibility of the MOMA method to assist the structure analysis through X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction methods. We applied the MOMA method to various microcrystalline powders including L-alanine, 1,3,5-triphenyl benzene, and cellobiose. The obtained MOMAs exhibited well-resolved diffraction spots, and we succeeded in determination of the crystal lattice parameters and crystal structure analysis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
L. M. Romero-Guerrero ◽  
R. Moreno-Tovar ◽  
A. Arenas-Flores ◽  
Y. Marmolejo Santillán ◽  
F. Pérez-Moreno

In the present work, the chemical, mineralogical, refractory, and microstructural characterizations of kaolinites from the Huayacocotla-Alumbres region, which is between Veracruz and Hidalgo border, by X-ray diffraction (XRD), polarization optical microscopy (POM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), refractoriness proof (pyrometric cone equivalent), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were carried out. The analysis by POM showed that the kaolinization degree in this region is variable due to the presence of primary minerals, such as plagioclase, feldspar, and quartz. Additionally, hydrothermal alteration of the epithermal type was determined by oxidation of sulfides (pyrite and galena) and chlorite association. With the X-ray diffraction technique, andalusite and kaolinite were identified as the majority phases in Huayacocotla and quartz was identified as the majority phase in Alumbres. The minority phases, such as dickite, kaolinite, and cristobalite, were observed in both zones. The SEM technique was useful in the determination of the morphology of kaolinite and impurities of Na, Mg, K, and Fe of the complex clay illite-andalusite-dickite group. Thermogravimetric analysis was useful to discover the decomposition temperature and reveal the significant difference between 400 and 800°C, which showcases the greatest mass loss due to dehydration and carbonates decomposition. The mullite phase was detected at approximately 1000°C in the kaolin samples. The refractoriness tests were important to determine the stability temperature of kaolin, which is between 1300 and 1600°C. This stability temperature makes it feasible to use the kaolin as a refractory material for both low and high temperatures. The variables that affect the kaolin stability temperature were determined by principal components with the XLSTAT free program.


1984 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack L. Johnson ◽  
Seymour Katz

Information about the conditions and reactions in a foundry cupola is essential to understand the thermochemistry of a cupola and thus improve its efficiency. A potential source of such information is coke taken from inside an operating cupola. In the region of the cupola that extends from the melt zone to the taphole, coke is directly involved in important chemical processes such as combustion, gasification, slag formation, iron sulfurization, carbon pickup, and oxide reduction. Coke is also suspected of being involved in the transport of silicon to the liquid iron. Each of these processes produces characteristic physical and/or chemical changes in the coke, making it possible to extract information about the processes from an examination of coke pieces taken from within an operating cupola. A program to study such coke samples is in progress. To effectively interpret these data it is necessary to know the temperature history of the coke being examined, especially the maximum temperature attained by the coke piece in the cupola.


2014 ◽  
Vol 633 ◽  
pp. 443-446
Author(s):  
Kai Li ◽  
Hai Jian Li ◽  
Ping Wu

This paper studied the problems met in the quantitative analysis of synthetic Mullite phase,which was based on the analysis of various typical Mullite composite scheme. A method of quantitative analysis of Mullite phase (excluding amorphous phase SiO2) by use X-ray diffraction was discussed. The error of the analysis can be verified by chemical analysis of Al2O3 content. The method can effectively improve the accuracy of quantitative analysis of the Mullite phase, the error analysis is less than 3%. The error range can meet the accuracy requirement of Mullite content in the production.Studies show that this method is preliminarily solved how to quantitative the content of mullite phase by X-ray diffraction method .


1997 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Yu-Shu ◽  
Zhao Yu

A simple and convenient X-ray diffraction method is proposed to determine the thickness of surface film for textured specimens. The analysis result for a synthetic specimen with surface film has proved that the method is applicable and reliable.


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