Pollucite (CsAlSi₂O₆) is a refractory phase within the Cs₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂. It melts at >1900°C and also has a reported thermal expansion value of 15 x 10⁻⁷/°C. These qualities make it suitable for study as a high temperature structural ceramic. Amorphous powders were synthesized by a novel sol-gel process in the Cs₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system. Gels were produced from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), Aluminum chelate, and Cs-acetate. Powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), chemical, differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The glass transition and crystallization temperatures were determined to be 945°C and 1026°C, respectively, for the amorphous powders. Pollucite and mullite phases were observed by XRD of bulk glass-ceramics. A density of 3.02 gm/cm³ was observed for the hot pressed material. Dielectric constants in the frequency range 1kHz-1MHz were found to be in the range of 5.23 to 5.78 for the as hot pressed and heat treated samples. Thermal expansion coefficients were also determined.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/277275 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Hogan, Mari, 1965- |
| Contributors | Risbud, Subhash H. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
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