Microstructure study of opaque glazes from SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-Na2O system by variable molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy

摘要

This paper is focused on the relationship between the phase composition and opaque of glass-ceramic glazes from the SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-Na2O system by variable molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3. The phase composition obtained from the glazes was determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the glaze morphology were examined by scanning electron microscopy with elemental composition analyser in the microregions (SEM-EDS). Additional information on the microstructure was provided by spectroscopic investigation in the mid- and far-infrared regions as well as by Raman spectroscopy. In order to correlate the phase composition of the optical properties of experimental glazes were measured by their opacity. The increase of molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 in experimental glazes caused to decrease of opacity glazes. At the highest content of Al2O3 was obtained transparent glaze. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.