P-Spodumene glass-ceramic compositions were melted and studied. Compositional variations were made in the three major components as well as through minor additions of other oxides. Sintering characteristics and microstructures were studied and values for crystallization temperature, melting temperature, and crystallized thermal expansion coefficient were recorded. It was found that sinterable P-spodumene glass-ceramics could be made with a wide range of properties. Selection of an appropriate composition would be based on desired properties. [
Four‐point flexure tests were performed at 1100° to 1350°C on two hot‐pressed silicon nitrides, one in which the grain‐boundary phase was amorphous and one in which it was largely crystalline. Fracture stress and relative K1c were plotted vs temperature. Fracture regions were analyzed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Grain‐boundary phases affected high‐temperature fracture significantly.
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