Effect of ZnO content on the physical,mechanical and chemical properties of glass-ceramics in the CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 system |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250002, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;3. Glass Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ZnO content on the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 (CAS) glass-ceramics produced from Colombian wastes, such as fly ash, granulated blast furnace slag and glass cullet. The CaO/SiO2 molar ratio of the mixtures was held constant (0.36). ZnO was added to the mixtures in proportions of 4, 7 and 10 wt%. The glass-ceramics were produced by the controlled crystallization of a parent glass. The values of crystallization temperature (Tp) show a fall up to 7 wt% and then shoots up with 10 wt% concentration of ZnO, but in general, ZnO addition lowers the temperature required for the formation of crystalline phases. In general, anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) is the main phase observed in all heat treated samples, in addition to albite (Na(AlSi3O8)) and labradorite (Na0.45 Ca0.55 Al1.55 Si2.45 O8). The crystalline phases hardystonite (Ca2ZnSi2O7) and willemite (Zn2SiO4) were also identified in the samples with 7 and 10 wt% ZnO. The densities of the glass-ceramics were between 2658 and 2848 kg/m3, and it was found that ZnO helps to increase the density of glass-ceramics. The elastic modulus was in the 100–105 GPa range, the fracture toughness was between 0.45 and 0.64 MPa m1/2, and the Vickers microhardness was between 632 and 653 MPa. With regards to the durability, the weight loss of the glass-ceramics immersed in alkaline solution (NaOH) did not exceed 1.5 wt% after immersion for 6 h at 80 °C. The results of this study confirm that the vitrification process is a favorable option to utilize these industrial wastes. |
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Keywords: | ZnO Glass-ceramics Crystallization Solid wastes Vitrification |
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