Boron for aluminum substitution in the cordierite structure has been examined by sol-gel preparation of different samples along the compositional junction Mg2Al4-xBxSi5O18 with x=0,0.5,1,1.5.By increasing the x value from 0 to 1.5 the crystallization behavior changed accordingly.Proper amount B2O3 doping can promote the sintering of amorphous cordierite gel,effectively restrain the precipitation of μ-cordierite and enhance the crystallization of α-cordierite.The substitution of B3＋ for Al3＋ in cordierite crystal structure can effectively improve the near-infrared spectral emissivity of this cordierite based glass-ceramics.
Shuming Wang and Fenghua Kuang School of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Science & Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China
