Abstract
Diphasic monolithic mullite gel of stoichiometric composition shows a multiple aggregation of colloidal SiO2 (∼ 12 nm) and AlOOH (∼10 nm) particles. The identity of the colloidal particles is retained up to the crystallization of mullite at a temperature of 1240°C in unpressed or 1220°C in gels cold-isostatically pressed at 1.5 GPa. Intensive sintering is closely followed by crystallization of mullite. Both sintering and crystallization are apparently related with the formation of a silica continuum. Nucleation of mullite appears to occur at points of contact (interface) of SiO2/δ-Al2O3 particles.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5490-5494 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering