Effect of boron oxide on the microstructure of mullite-based glass-ceramic glazes for floor-tiles in the CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 system

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2285-2292

  Torres, Francisco Jose ^a   de Sola, Esther Ruiz ^a   Alarcón, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glass ceramics; Microstructure; Mullite; Rietveld analysis; Tiles; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOORS; GLAZES; SINTERING; TILE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FLOOR-TILES; GLASS POWDER PELLETS; MULLITE; RIETVELD ANALYSIS;

GLASS CERAMICS;

BORON COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOORS; GLASS CERAMICS; GLAZES; SINTERING; TILE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645936032     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.04.020     Document Type: Article

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