Abstract
Fusion-casting of high temperature materials results in a dense interlocking network of crystals. This method produces the highest strength and most corrosion resistant ceramic materials. Macrosructure and microstructure casting determine the properties of a fusion-cast material. Some of these can be predicted from phase diagrams. Non-equilibrium structures are, however, just as common. Examples of the various cases are discussed for typical industrially important compositions, not only in the oxide systems but in several non-oxide systems.
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Bardhan, P., McNally, R.N. Fusion-casting and crystallization of high temperature materials. J Mater Sci 15, 2409–2427 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550743
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