Seeding effects on crystallization temperatures of cordierite glass powder

U. Selvaraj, S. Komarneni, R. Roy

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Abstract

The role of solid state epitaxy in the crystallization of nanocomposite cordierite glass to glass ceramic was investigated. The use of isostructural (α-cordierite) seeds in cordierite glass led to a lowering in the crystallization temperature to form glass ceramic by about 50 °C compared to the unseeded glass. The use of non-isostructural seeds such as ZrO2 and TiO2 did not lower the crystallization temperature of cordierite glass to glass ceramic, and in the case of the TiO2-seeded glass the crystallization temperature increased by about 50 °C compared to the unseeded α-cordierite glass. The lowering in crystallization temperature by α-cordierite seeding can be attributed to the nucleation and epitaxial growth mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3689-3692
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume26
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1991

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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