Impact of Secondary Phases Content on the Mechanical Properties of Cordierite

Abstract:

The Cordierite ceramic body had been synthesized through conventional techniques solid state reaction by using non-stoichiometric composition (2.5 MgO. 1.8 Al₂O_3. 5 SiO₂). The sintering temperature study was carried out by heat treated the samples at several degree of sintering temperature (1250 °C, 1275 °C, 1300 ^oC, 1325 °C, 1350 °C and 1375 °C). The qualitative and quantitative of crystalline phase analysis was accomplished by using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) technique and Rietveld structural refinement. The Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed for morphology analysis. The mechanical properties of samples were determined by Vicker’s Hardness test. Rietveld quantitative phase analysis results show that α phase Cordierite constitutes up to 96.4 wt% when the samples was sintered for 2 hours at sintering temperature of 1375 °C and obtained densified and orderly crystal structure arrangement in SEM micrograph except the mechanical strength. The sample obtained the uppermost α phase Cordierite content gained the lowest hardness values (4.00.8GPa). Conversely, the sample contains 90 wt% α-cordierite and 1.4 wt% magnesium titatnate achieve highest hardness which is about 4.90.79GPa.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 723)
• Pages: 650-655
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.723.650
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: Eing Kuan Kok, Banjuraizah Johar*, Li Ngee Ho, Zabar Yahidah
• Keywords: Hardness, Secondary Phases, Temperature, α-Cordierite

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