Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7970776 | Materials Characterization | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Glass-ceramic material prepared with sugar cane bagasse ash as one of the raw materials was characterized to determine some important properties for its application as a coating material. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that wollastonite-2M (CaSiO3) was the major glass-ceramic phase. The Rietveld method was used to quantify the crystalline (60Â wt.%) and vitreous (40Â wt.%) phases in the glass-ceramic. The microstructure (determined by scanning electron microscopy) of this material had a marble appearance, showing a microporous network of elongated crystals with some areas with dendritic, feather-like ordering. Microhardness data gave a mean hardness value of 564.4Â HV (Vickers-hardness), and light microscopy disclosed a greenish brown colored material with a vitreous luster.
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Authors
Silvio R. Teixeira, Agda E. Souza, Claudio L. Carvalho, Victor C.S. Reynoso, Maximina Romero, Jesús Ma. Rincón,