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Anorthite porcelain: synthesis, phase and microstructural evolution

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Title Anorthite porcelain: synthesis, phase and microstructural evolution
 
Creator Pal, Mousumi
Das, Sukhen
Das, Swapan Kumar
 
Subject Whiteware
 
Description In the present study, anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) porcelain was fabricated using Ca(OH)(2), Al(OH)(3), quartz, aluminous cement and feldspar as raw materials. Two compositions were formulated (coded as CAQ and CFQ) and their physico-mechanical properties (%AP, BD, flexural strength) were studied and compared. CAQ (21.2 wt% Ca(OH)(2), 44.5 wt% Al(OH)(3) and 34.3 wt% quartz) shows very poor densification and strength even after heating at 1450A degrees C, although anorthite formation is observed on heating it at various temperatures. On the other hand, CFQ (48.6 wt% aluminous cement, 29.37 wt% feldspar and 22.06 wt% quartz) achieved full densification and superior strength at 1450A degrees C with more anorthite formation compared to CAQ. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope studies were also carried out to analyse the phase and microstructure evolution. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the anorthite-based sample was found to be lower than quartz and mullite porcelain which suggests its application as cooking ware.
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Science
 
Date 2015-04
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cgcri.csircentral.net/3061/1/swapan.pdf
Pal, Mousumi and Das, Sukhen and Das, Swapan Kumar (2015) Anorthite porcelain: synthesis, phase and microstructural evolution. Bulletin of Materials Science, 38 (2). pp. 551-555. ISSN 0250-4707
 
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