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Practical aspects and implications of interfaces in glass-ceramics: a review

  • Mark J. Davis
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 99 Issue 1

Abstract

Glass-ceramics, prepared from the crystallization of interface-free, homogeneous glass, offer a unique perspective to study the influence of interfaces owing to the controlled manner in which interfaces (grain boundaries) can be introduced into the material. This review begins by considering the kinetics of interface development, itself strongly influenced by surface energetics. We then take up mechanical properties, the increase of which over that of their glassy precursors remains a cornerstone of what makes glass-ceramics desirable. Here, the role of the interface, both between crystals and, in some cases, within crystals (e. g., twin planes), serve to provide multiple ways in which to produce tough and strong materials. Hermetic crystal – glass interfaces are probably the rule in most glass-ceramics, rather than the exception, and are well demonstrated by several systems. Crystal clamping – the process by which crystals surrounded by residual glass in a glass-ceramic undergo stress due to coefficient of thermal expansion mismatches or by the inability of the crystal to go through a polymorphic transition upon cooling – has now been demonstrated in a number of studies with calculated stresses reaching 1 GPa. Electrical property studies of multi-phase glass-ceramics have shown the wide variety of phenomena possible with these materials, although more detailed studies will be necessary to fully understand the complex interplay between crystals, grain boundaries, space-charge regions, and residual glass. Light scattering is one of the more important implications of interfaces in glass-ceramics and quantitative approaches are more and more used to characterize this often unwanted feature. Concluding this review, we attempt to address four key questions that seek to extract those features of interfaces in glass-ceramics that have been application-enabling, require additional understanding and, finally, which might point a way towards new applications in the future.

Keywords: Glass-ceramics; Interface; Crystal nucleation; Crystal growth
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Received: 2007-4-9
Accepted: 2007-10-14
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2008-01-01

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101599
Keywords for this article
Glass-ceramics; Interface; Crystal nucleation; Crystal growth

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Werner Schatt zum 85. Geburtstag
  5. Basic
  6. In-situ reaction synthesis and decomposition of Ta2AlC
  7. A new theoretical equation for temperature dependent self-diffusion coefficients of pure liquid metals
  8. Thermodynamic characterization of liquid alloys with demixing tendency: Bi–Ga
  9. Space charge effects in confined ceramic systems
  10. Solute transport and phase composition in an Al–Mg–Si alloy solidified under conditions of forced flow
  11. Evidence of α → ω phase transition in titanium after high pressure torsion
  12. Thermodynamic properties and elastic constants of Nd–Mg intermetallics: a molecular dynamics study
  13. Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the magnesium alloy AZ31 processed by ECAP
  14. Applied
  15. Effect of solidification microstructure and Ca additions on creep strength of magnesium alloy AZ91 processed by Thixomolding
  16. Magnetic hardening mechanism of PrCo5-based ribbons with C addition prepared by melt spinning
  17. Studies on the exchange and dipolar couplings in Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe
  18. Microstructural characteristics and elevated temperature wear of Ti-11Si-16Al alloy
  19. Nickel coating on some organic and carbon fibres by chemical plating
  20. Wear and corrosion properties of nanocrystalline coatings on stainless steel produced by plasma electrolytic nitrocarburizing
  21. The characterisation of microstructural changes in rapidly solidified Al–Fe alloys through measurement of their electrical resistance
  22. Solid inclusion cakes formed during pressure filtration tests of liquid aluminum alloys
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  26. Notifications
  27. DGM News
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