Melt crystallization of zinc alkali phosphate glasses |
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Authors: | C E Crowder J U Otaigbe M A Barger R L Sammler B C Monahan C J Quinn |
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Abstract: | Melt crystallization of two zinc alkali phosphate glasses was studied with X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments to accelerate efforts to melt process these glasses with organic polymers. The inorganic glasses differed markedly in chemical durability (water sensitivity) and crystallization rates. They were studied at room temperature prior to and after melt processing with XRD experiments and in situ at melt temperatures without flow in a novel differential scanning calorimeter/XRD apparatus. The glasses were found to be amorphous at room temperature and semi-crystalline above their glass-transition temperatures. Higher temperatures and shear (mixing) rates increased the crystallization rate of the glasses. The non-durable (water-sensitive) glass was observed to contain significant levels of crystalline matter after melt processing at 400°C. This process-induced crystallization of the glasses must be controlled, possibly during processing and/or glass formulation, otherwise it may lead to formation of unwanted phase-separated defects in the glass. If high levels of the crystalline matter are present during melt processing, they may lead to irreversible plugging of the processing equipment. |
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Keywords: | Glass Crystallization Melting X ray diffraction analysis Organic polymers Differential scanning calorimetry Amorphous materials Crystalline materials Glass transition Temperature Defects Zinc alkali phosphate glass Melt crystallization |
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