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The microstructure of ceramics is the most important property affecting the other ceramic properties and the application target. The microstructure is likely to be responsible for the most valuable properties of ceramics. The microstructure of a glass ceramic consists of a fine-grained phase or phases dispersed in a glassy matrix (glassy phase). Sometimes there may also be some very small pores in between grain boundaries as shown in Fig. 8.1.
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El-Meliegy, E., van Noort, R. (2012). Microstructural Optimization of Glass Ceramics. In: Glasses and Glass Ceramics for Medical Applications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1228-1_8
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