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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3689-3692 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering