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New insights into the crystallization of cordierite from a stoichiometric glass by in situ high-temperature SEM

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The crystallization of cordierite from stoichiometric glass is observed in situ in the scanning electron microscope. A heating stage was, therefore, operated at 1000 and 1100 °C. The surface crystallization of well-separated crystals was recorded. Surprisingly, at the late stage of crystallization, the formation of cracks as well as a squeezing out of a low viscous phase took place. To our knowledge, this has not been reported before and gives rise to new considerations of the crystallization mechanism of cordierite from glasses.

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    Christian Bocker, Maher Kouli, Günter Völksch & Christian Rüssel

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Bocker, C., Kouli, M., Völksch, G. et al. New insights into the crystallization of cordierite from a stoichiometric glass by in situ high-temperature SEM. J Mater Sci 49, 2795–2801 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7984-3

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