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Two-Stage Kinetic Model for the α–β Phase Recrystallisation in Nickel Sulphide

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Toughened glass panels used as a glazing material in multistorey buildings are known to fracture prematurely when they contain nickel sulfide inclusions as a result of the α-β phase recrystallisation in nickel sulfide. The kinetics of this recrystallisation were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The recrystallisation was observed to be a two-step process with an induction period followed by the phase change. A two-stage kinetic model was used to estimate the recrystallisation time under ambient conditions. These values were found to correlate well with the observed time to failure for glass panels installed in multistorey buildings.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, New South Wales, 2007, Australia

    D. W. Bishop, P. S. Thomas & A. S. Ray

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    P. Šimon

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Bishop, D.W., Thomas, P.S., Ray, A.S. et al. Two-Stage Kinetic Model for the α–β Phase Recrystallisation in Nickel Sulphide. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 64, 201–210 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011597315456

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