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Role of La2O3 in MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2 Glass-ceramics

CHI Yu-Shan; SHEN Ju-Yun; CHEN Xue-Xian; MIAO Zhi-Xun   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:2001-03-29 Revised:2001-05-18 Published:2002-03-20 Online:2002-03-20

Abstract: The crystallization process and mechanical properties of MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2 glass-ceramics
containing La2O3 were studied by means of DTA, XRD, and SEM. With the present of La2O3, α-cordierite phase appears at
lower temperature and no cristobalite phase exits. The tendency of bulk crystallization of glass-ceramics is declined by the addition of La2O3,
which leads to small crystallinity and large crystal grains. As a result, the elastic modulus and hardness of the glass-ceramics become lower. The
fracture roughness of glass-ceramics, however, is raised by the toughening effect of rutile crystalline grains with big length-diameter ratio.

Key words: MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2 glass-ceramics, La2O3, crystallization, fracture toughness

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