Effect of sillimanite beach sand composition on mullitization and properties of Al2O3–SiO2 system
H S Tripathi B Mukherjee S K Das A Ghosh G Banerjee
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Mullite was developed by reaction sintering of sillimanite beach sand and calcined alumina. Two varieties of sillimanite beach sand viz. S and Z having different compositions were selected. Synthesis and properties of mullite were very much dependent on the sillimanite beach sand composition. Presence of higher amount of impurities in the Z-variety of sillimanite sand favours the densification by liquid phase formation. Presence of zircon in Z-variety increases the hardness and fracture toughness. Alumina addition improves the mechanical/thermomechanical properties of the samples. Mullite retains the usual orthorhombic habit of sillimanite. Rounded to sub rounded zirconia dispersed within the mullite matrix of the sample ZA is noticed.
H S Tripathi1 B Mukherjee1 S K Das1 A Ghosh1 G Banerjee1
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