Mullite formation kinetic from a porcelain stoneware body for tiles production

The growth of mullite (3Al2O3•2SiO2) in a porcelain stoneware body for tiles production has been investigated using differential thermal analysis (DTA). The activation energy calculated by both isothermal and non-isothermal treatments is 599 and 622 kJ mol-1 respectively. The growth morphology param...

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Autores: Romero, Maximina, Martín-Márquez, Jorge, Rincón López, Jesús María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::7d356166a6af10603bd5fd9f34186c88
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/6353
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mullite
Porcelain stoneware
Growth kinetics
DTA analysis
Ceramic tile
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Sumario:The growth of mullite (3Al2O3•2SiO2) in a porcelain stoneware body for tiles production has been investigated using differential thermal analysis (DTA). The activation energy calculated by both isothermal and non-isothermal treatments is 599 and 622 kJ mol-1 respectively. The growth morphology parameters n and m are both about 1.5 indicating that bulk nucleation is dominant in mullite crystallization followed by three-dimensional growth of mullite crystals with polyhedron-like morphology controlled by diffusion from a constant number of nuclei. The frequency factor calculated by the isothermal treatment is equal to 8.21 x 1022 s-1.