Paper Title:

Effect of K2O Addition on Crystallization and Microstructure of Li2O-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 System Glass-Ceramics

Periodical Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 11 - 12)
Main Theme AICAM 2005
Edited by Masayuki Nogami, Riguang Jin, Toshihiro Kasuga and Wantai Yang
Pages 205-208
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.11-12.205
Citation Z.B. Ke et al., 2006, Advanced Materials Research, 11-12, 205
Online since February, 2006
Authors Z.B. Ke, An Xian Lu, G.F. Huang
Keywords Crystallization, Glas Ceramics, Li2O-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass
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Abstract

The Li2O-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 system glasses with varying content of K2O were prepared. Crystallization processes of these glasses were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Microstructure of the glass-ceramics was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sequence of crystallization of Li2O-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses can be divided into three stages such as crystallization of β1-Li2ZnSiO4, crystallization of Li2Al2Si3O10 and conversion of β1-Li2ZnSiO4 to γ0-Li2ZnSiO4. The K2O content doesn’t vary the crystallization sequence but enhances the crystallization of β1-Li2ZnSiO4. At the same time the introducing of K2O in Li2O-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 system hinders the crystallization of Li2Al2Si3O10 and the transformation of β1-Li2ZnSiO4 to the more stable phase γ0- Li2ZnSiO4.