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SYNTHETIC SILLIMANITE IN CERAMIC BODIES 1
Author(s) -
Curtis T. S.
Publication year - 1925
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1925.tb16338.x
Subject(s) - sillimanite , ceramic , recrystallization (geology) , metallurgy , mineralogy , materials science , chemistry , geology , quartz , biotite , paleontology
The manufacture, characteristics, and use of a new ceramic product in which the stable form of sillimanite, having a composition of 3A1 2 O 3 –2SiO 2 , is the chief constituent. An interesting feature of the product is the fusible matrix of definite composition, in which sillimanite needles are held, and which permits of recrystallization at commercial temperatures when the product is added to porcelain or whiteware body mixes. Introduction of sillimanite apparently greatly toughens and strengthens the body in which it is introduced.