Mass-produced mullite crucibles in medieval Europe: Manufacture and material properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2071-2074

  Martinón Torres, Marcos ^a   Freestone, Ian C ^b   Hunt, Alice ^a   Rehren, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CRUCIBLES; FELDSPAR; HEALTH; MULLITE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; TECHNOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY (ACERS); GLASS MATRICES; HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTHS; KAOLINITIC CLAYS; LOW FLUX; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MIDDLE AGES; QUARTZ SANDS; SEM/EDS; SHOCK RESISTANCE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 44649118542     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02383.x     Document Type: Article

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