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Crystal morphology of fayalite from copper converter slags
Author(s) -
Kirov G. N.,
Ivanov I.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
kristall und technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0023-4753
DOI - 10.1002/crat.19680030419
Subject(s) - fayalite , copper , viscosity , crystal (programming language) , materials science , morphology (biology) , heat transfer , slag (welding) , mineralogy , crystal growth , crystallography , metallurgy , chemical engineering , chemistry , thermodynamics , composite material , geology , paleontology , physics , olivine , computer science , engineering , programming language
Fayalite crystals occurring in experimentally obtained copper converter slags with variable SiO 2 contents are described. The crystals differ in the degree of skeletal growth which is explained in terms of hindrances in heat transfer brought about by the increasing viscosity of the melt upon increase of the SiO 2 content. The formation of tubular inclusions in crystals elongated along the b ‐axis is related with the influence of sulphide droplets at the surface of the crystals.