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Strength and Durability of a Glass‐Ceramic Containing Spodumene Crystals
Author(s) -
KAY J. F.,
DOREMUS R. H.
Publication year - 1974
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.1151-2916.1974.tb11396.x
Subject(s) - spodumene , durability , materials science , ceramic , composite material , reactivity (psychology) , mechanical strength , mineralogy , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , medicine
A glass‐ceramic containing β‐spodumene crystals showed little decrease in fracture strength between liquid‐nitrogen temperature and room temperature, and the strength was not reduced by water in the surrounding air. Its delayed failure was less than that of other glasses and crystalline ceramics. These results are attributed to the low reactivity of β‐spodumene crystals with water. Reasons for this lower reactivity are discussed in terms of the structure of the crystals.