Papers by Keyword: Tialite

Abstract: Synthesis of gray ceramic pigment was carried out by doping cobalt on Tialite crystal structure. Tialite was synthesized by using Al₂O₃ and TiO₂, and was doped with Co₃O₄ as a chromophore material. To prevent the thermal decomposition during cooling procedure Fe₂O₃ was added by 0.05mole as a stabilizer. Samples were fired at 1400~1500°C for 2hours and cooled naturally. Crystal structure, solubility limit and color of synthesized pigment were analyzed by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, UV and UV-vis. Yield percentage of Tialite was 96.15% with using Fe₂O₃ as a stabilizer. It was found that solubility limit of Co2+ in Tialite crystal was 0.03 mole% through analysis of XRD and Raman. By adding pigment with 0.03 mole% of Co2+ to lime-barium glaze, stabilized Dark Gray color glaze having 46.12, -1.26, 0.53 as CIE-L^*a^*b^* was synthesized.

Abstract: Aluminum titanate (Al2TiO5) is an engineering ceramic with low thermal expansion coefficient, excellent thermal shock resistance, good refractoriness and non-wetting with most metals. In this work the use of colloidal silica and nano boehmite mixture in proper stoichiometry of mullite in aluminum-titanate (tialite) has been studied. Analytical structural evaluations including XRD, TEM and SEM have been used to characterize the influence of these additives on phase transformation, sintering process and microstructure. The results show that the presence of nano size silica and boehmite enhanced the densification leads to fine microstructure, mullite phase formation and improve the tialite ceramics properties.

Abstract: Aluminum-titanate (tialite) based ceramics have found widespread applications due to their good thermal shock resistance and low thermal expansion. Tialite is presently used in automotive industry, thermal processing technology, metallurgy and glass industry. Eutectoid decomposition in to the initial oxides and low mechanical strength limit the well-known properties of aluminum-titanate. In the present work, good stabilizing behavior was achieved by addition of talc in micron size and appropriates properties were obtained by adding nano boehmite and colloidal silica that results mullite phase formation. The effect of mullite phase in the densification of tialite has been studied. XRD, DTA and SEM have been used to characterize the influence of these additives on phase transformation, sintering process and microstructure.