Crystallization mechanism of glass-ceramics prepared from stainless steel slag
来源期刊:Rare Metals2018年第5期
论文作者:Wen-Di Fan Qiang-Wei Yang Bin Guo Bo Liu Shen-Gen Zhang
文章页码:413 - 420
摘 要:Glass-ceramics have been prepared by using stainless steel slag, fly ash and coal fly ash that were figobtained from industrial solid waste. The crystallization behavior and mechanical characterization of the glass-ceramics with different(CaO +MgO)/(SiO2+Al2 O3)content ratios were studied. While the basicity decreases from 1.2 to 0.9 cm-3,the bridge oxygen content increases from 1.18 ×1021 to 1.34 × 1021 cm-3. According to the deconvolution of Raman spectra, the relative abundance of the stretching of Si-Onb bond(Qn units) can be obtained.The increase in the Q3 units dominates the polymerization in the process of decreasing basicity. This change in bonding is demonstrated to lead to polymerization of the glass network and the increase in crystallization activation energy from 336.0 to 360.7 kJ·mol-1. The results demonstrate that the production of the glass-ceramics from industrial steel slag, fly ash and coal fly ash is cost-effective and offers advantages over other production methods.
稀有金属(英文版) 2018,37(05),413-420
Wen-Di Fan Qiang-Wei Yang Bin Guo Bo Liu Shen-Gen Zhang
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing
收稿日期:6 December 2017
基金:financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1360202, 51472030,51672024 and 51502014);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-TP-16-027A3);Innovation Project of Yunnan Province New Material Preparation and Processing Key Laboratory (No. 2016cx05);
Wen-Di Fan Qiang-Wei Yang Bin Guo Bo Liu Shen-Gen Zhang
Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Abstract:
Glass-ceramics have been prepared by using stainless steel slag, fly ash and coal fly ash that were figobtained from industrial solid waste. The crystallization behavior and mechanical characterization of the glass-ceramics with different(CaO +MgO)/(SiO2+Al2 O3)content ratios were studied. While the basicity decreases from 1.2 to 0.9 cm-3,the bridge oxygen content increases from 1.18 ×1021 to 1.34 × 1021 cm-3. According to the deconvolution of Raman spectra, the relative abundance of the stretching of Si-Onb bond(Qn units) can be obtained.The increase in the Q3 units dominates the polymerization in the process of decreasing basicity. This change in bonding is demonstrated to lead to polymerization of the glass network and the increase in crystallization activation energy from 336.0 to 360.7 kJ·mol-1. The results demonstrate that the production of the glass-ceramics from industrial steel slag, fly ash and coal fly ash is cost-effective and offers advantages over other production methods.
Keyword:
Glass-ceramics; Stainless steel slag; Augite;
Author: Shen-Gen Zhang,e-mail: zhangshengen@mater.ustb.edu.cn;
Received: 6 December 2017
1 Introduction
Glass-ceramics have a number of valuable properties,including high mechanical strength,thermal shock and wear and chemical resistance
Recently,different types of solid wastes,such as municipal waste incineration plant fly ash,steel industry dust,zinc hydrometallurgy wastes,cooper flotation waste and municipal waste incineration have been investigated as production sources for glass-ceramics materials
Recently,the ratio of modifier oxides in glass-forming oxides has been widely studied.Partyka et al.
In this work,the basicity was used to represent the content of CaO and MgO modifier oxides which were added to SiO2 and Al2O3 glass-forming oxides.Al2O3 is mostly incorporated into the glass network as[AlO4]tetrahedra due to a charge balanced by excess network former.Also,the CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass-ceramics with different ratios of basicity were studied.The basicity of the batches was reported to a range between 0.9 and 1.2when adjusting the steel slag and fly ash contents.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of basicity on glass-ceramics and obtain glass-ceramics with functional properties and a wider processing window.
2 Experimental
2.1 Chemical compositions of samples
Steel slag was obtained from a steel plant in Taiyuan,China.Fly ash was collected from a municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) plant in Wuhan,China.The coal fly ash was obtained from the Shenhua Power Station,Taicang,China.The coal fly ash is of coal origin.Chemical composition was investigated by X-ray fluorescence (XRF,XRF-1800),and the main chemical compositions of raw materials are summarized in Table 1.Coal fly ash is the main source of SiO2 and Al2O3.The basicity of glassceramics is achieved by adding different contents of coal fly ash.The ratio of the batch of GC-1,GC-2 and GC-3samples containing fly ash,steel slag and coal fly ash is1.00:1.00:0.86,1.00:1.00:1.14 and 1.00:1.00:1.42,respectively,as listed in Table 2.Homogeneous mixtures of the batches were obtained by dry mixing for 1 h in a ball mill.
2.2 Glass preparation
The mixture of raw materials was packed in a corundum crucible and melted at 1450℃for 2 h.The melts were then poured into an iron mold (preheated at 600℃) and were soaked for 30 min to produce the parent glasses.
2.3 Thermal analysis
Thermal analysis of the parent glass powder samples was conducted by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC,SDT Q600).The heating rates used were 10,15 and25℃·min-1 from room temperature to 1000℃.In order to minimize the effect of surface crystallization,bulk samples (small plates of glass broken off a thin glass sheet)were used.The sensitivity of SDT Q600 is 0.001℃.
2.4 Properties analysis of glass-ceramics
The Vickers microhardness of the specimens was measured by the Vickers hardness test instrument (MH-6,China),using the average of 5 tests.
The density (ρ) of glass-ceramics was determined at25℃through the Archimedes principle by using water as the medium and using the average of 5 tests.The error in this method was determined based on repetitive measurements.Firstly,the sample was weighed in air (m1) and then measured in an immersion distilled water (m2) with density ofρdw=1 g·cm-3.The density of the samples was then calculated using the following equation:
The CDW-5 (China) was employed to test the bending strength using the 3-point bending geometry.Samples were cut from a block of glass-ceramics with dimensions of40 mm×4 mm×3 mm.For each sample,polishing was done with SiC paper to avoid any difference in roughness on the surfaces.The bending strength measurement was considering the crosshead speed of 0.5 mm·min-1 with a span length of 30 mm.Five measurements were made,and the mean values were calculated.
Water absorption of glass-ceramics was measured after3-h immersion in boiling distilled water,determined by the Others:ZnO,BaO,CuO,MnO,BaO,Co2O3Chinese National Standard GB/T 3299-2011 (2012).The weight of the dry samples is G1.After boiling,the surface of the sample was wiped off from moisture and weighed(G2).The water absorption (W) of the sample was calculated as follows:
Table 1 Chemical compositions of raw materials (wt%)
Others:ZnO,BaO,CuO,MnO,BaO,Co2O3
Table 2 Chemical compositions of batch (g) and ratio of (CaO+MgO)/(SiO2+Al2O3)
The chemical resistance was measured by using HCl and NaOH as corrosion medium.Two grams of samples was immersed in leaching solutions with 0.01 mol·L-1 HCl or0.01 mol·L-1 NaOH at 95℃for 1 h.At least five samples were measured to take the average value in each experiment.Weight loss was then measured for the chemical durability evaluation.
2.5 Infrared spectroscopy,scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy characterization
Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of the glassceramics were obtained with a Nicolet-is10 spectrophotometer in frequency range between 400 and 4000 cm-1.Mixtures of KBr and sample powders were pelleted using a hydraulic press.The contribution of KBr was canceled out by normalizing the spectrum of each sample to the spectrum of KBr.High-resolution images using scanning electron microscope (SEM) were obtained with a Carl Zeiss EVO 18.The glass surfaces were etched with diluted HF (5 vol%) prior to the recording of the SEM images.LabRam-1B Raman spectroscope was used for measurements at room temperature.The 532.04-nm-line He-Ne laser was used as the excitation source.The time of spectrometer integration was 1000 s.All spectra were recorded three times between 300 and 1800 cm-1 with a precision of±1 cm-1 and averaged.The Raman spectrum data were fitted by Gaussian function with an aid of the"Peak Fit"'program.This fitting procedure yielded±0.5%error limit.The content of Qn (Q represents the tetrahedral unit and n represents the number of bridging oxygen per tetrahedron) was calculated from the area fraction of the fitted Gaussian curves.
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Crystallization kinetics of CMAS glasses
The endothermic and exothermic peaks of the DSC curves are related to nucleation and crystallization,respectively
The crystallization dynamics of a glass can be calculated with the modified Kissinger equation
whereαis the DSC heating rate,Ea is the crystallization activation energy,R is the gas constant,and C is the constant.A plot of ln(α/
whereΔT is the full width at half maximum of the exothermic peak intensity.The crystal growth index (n),crystallization activation energy and coefficients of determination (R2) are given in Table 3.The R2 vales are0.9981 and 0.9997,respectively,indicating that the activation energy data are reliable.
Fig.1 DSC curves at heating rates of 10,15 and 25 K·min-1 of a GC-1 and b GC-3;c variation of ln(σ/
The calculated activation energy (Ea) is the energy barrier when the glass matrix transforms into the crystallized phase.In previous work
The crystallization behavior of glass-ceramics is related to the Avrami index (n).When n=1,surface crystallization dominates and when n=2,two-dimensional growth is thermodynamically favored.When the Avrami index (n) is greater than 3,three-dimensional crystallization is favored.The n values of each glass-ceramic sample are listed in Table 3.The results indicate that a high value of basicity promotes the three-dimensional crystallization.
3.2 Crystalline phases and microstructure of CMAS glass-ceramics
The composition and microstructure of the main crystal phase are important factors that affect the material properties of the glass-ceramics.In order to study the effect of basicity on the crystal phase composition and micro structure morphology,XRD analysis of the crystallized glass was carried out.Figure 2 shows XRD patterns of the glass-ceramics heat-treated at 922℃for 1 h.The major phase of all samples is augite (Ca(Mg,Fe,Al)(SiAl)2O6;PDF No.24-0203).As the basicity changes,the main crystal phase of glass-ceramics is augite,and a second phase formation is observed.The secondary phase is donathite ((Ca,Mg)(Cr,Fe)2O4,PDF No.22-0349).With basicity increasing,the peak positions in XRD patterns of augite are shifted to a lower angle.The shift in peak position may be due to the partial substitution of Mg2+for Fe2+in the augite phase,which causes the crystal lattice parameters to increase.
Table 3 Crystallization activation energy (Ea),crystal growth index(n) values and coefficients of determination for different Tp (R2)
SEM images of the samples obtained at 922℃after60 min of heat treatment at this temperature are shown in Fig.3.The microstructures of glass-ceramics are compact with low porosity and small crystallite size.The edges and corners appear in grains and in granular form.The morphology of the grains indicates the three-dimensional crystal growth.The overall crystallization of glass-ceramics is consistent with the crystal growth index (n),as seen in Fig.3.The granular crystallites are dispersed homogeneously in the sample.None of the crystallites show the abnormal growth,indicating a good thermal stability.
Fig.2 XRD patterns of GC-1,GC-2 and GC-3 samples
Fig.3 SEM images of a GC-1,b GC-2 and c GC-3 samples heated at 922℃for 60 min
Average crystallite sizes of each sample are listed in Table 4.The average crystallite size of GC-1 (281 nm) is smaller than those of GC-2 (351 nm) and GC-3 (359 nm).Usually,the amorphous glass will separate into a residual glass phase and phase-separated regions during heat treatment.The compositions of phase-separated regions are enriched in elements that are similar to the resulting crystal nucleus.A high content of Ca and Mg is shown to result in significant changes to the interfacial tension of the phase or in modification of the glass structure.These changes may give rise to high rates of ionic diffusion.Additionally,phases where the concentration of Ca and Mg cations is concentrated act as heterogeneous nucleation sites.A high tendency to phase separation will reduce the nucleation barrier,and the nucleation activation energy (Ea) will decrease.The reduction in basicity could significantly affect the rates of ionic diffusion
3.3 Physical and chemical properties of samples
The physical and chemical properties of the three samples are shown in Table 4.The samples were heat-treated at922℃for 1 h.The density indicates the competition between the size and mass of the structural units in a glass.The density of glass-ceramics is related to the iconicity and how tightly packed these ions are in the structure.The number of bridging oxygen per unit volume of the glasses(nb) is closely related to the density
where NA is the Avogadro's number,Vm is the molar volume,nf is the coordination number of the glass component,and xi is the molar fraction of ith oxide.The molar volume (Vm) is calculated with Eq.(6).
where Mi is the molecular weight of ith component.
As the basicity decreases,the density of the sample increases,which is consistent with other reports in Ref.
The results in Table 4 show that the glass-ceramics samples are substantially non-absorbent and are resistant to both acids and alkalis.In Table 4,it is noticeable that average crystal size of GC-1 is smaller than those of GC-2and GC-3 samples.SEM images (Fig.3) show that GC-1sample has the largest grain packing density.The edges and corners appear in grains and in granular form.The denser the grain boundaries are in the material,the more difficult it is for microcracks to spread.Thus,the hardness of GC-1 sample is greater than those of GC-2 and GC-3samples.This result coincides with the result reported by Peng et al.
Table 4 Physical and chemical properties of GC-1,GC-2,and GC-3 annealed at Tp for 1 h
3.4 Infrared absorption spectra of samples
The structures building units of the prepared glass-ceramics were studied using FTIR spectra (Fig.4).The FTIR spectra show that the glass-ceramics contain different molar ratios of silicon and oxygen.The band located at approximately 490 cm-1 is assigned to a Si-O-Si bending vibration mode
Fig.4 FTIR absorption spectra of GC-1 and GC-3 samples
3.5 Raman spectrum analysis
To gain insights into the structural changes that occur with changes in basicity,a deconvoluted Raman was measured.The value of Qn was calculated from the area fraction of the fitted Gaussian curves.The band between 900 and920 cm-1 is assigned to Si-O-bond with one bridging oxygen per SiO4 tetrahedron stretching vibration (Q1group)(Qn being SiO4 tetrahedron with bridging oxygen).The band at 950-980 is characteristic of asymmetric stretch vibrations of Si-O bonds with two bridging oxygen (Q2).The band at 1150-1100 is characteristic of asymmetric stretch vibrations of Si-O bonds with three bridging oxygen (Q3).The shoulder at 850-880 cm-1 is attributed to the Q0 unit.The assignment of bands around 1120 and1190 cm-1 is the presence of fully polymerized units (Q4).Raman spectra between 800 and 1300 cm-1 fit with four Gaussian peaks:860 cm-1 (Q0),905 cm-1 (Q1),965 cm-1(Q2),1060 cm-1 (Q3) and 1150 cm-1 (Q4),respectively
The comparison of Fig.5a and Fig.5b shows that a lower content of modifier oxides enhances the vibration of Q3,while the vibration of Q1 and Q0 is weakened.This indicates that more silicon and aluminum enter the glass network.With an increasing amount of glass-forming oxides in the glass structure,an improved structural ordering of the ions is achieved.This result is consistent with the number nb,which is listed in Table 4 and may be due to several reasons.Firstly,CaO and MgO contents decrease as basicity decreases,the number of bridge oxygen in the glass network increases,resulting in polymerization of the glass network.Secondly,the addition of Al2O3 produces more AlO4 tetrahedrons and forms a unified network as silicon tetrahedron SiO4 further increases the glass network connectivity.Finally,as the SiO2 content in the glass phase increases,the number of bridge oxygen increases and the polymerization of the glass network increases.The high degree of polymerization of glass network suppresses ionic diffusion,phase separation
Table 5 Peak area ratio obtained from a Gaussian deconvolution of Raman spectra
Fig.5 Typical deconvolution of Raman spectra of a GC-1 and b GC-3 samples
4 Conclusion
Glass-ceramics were successfully produced from industrial stainless steel slag and fly ash.The (CaO+MgO)/(SiO2+Al2O3) ratios of the solid waste raw materials during the preparation of the glass-ceramics were studied.The activation energy increases from 336.0 to360.7 kJ·mol-1 with the decrease in the (CaO+MgO)/(SiO2+AlO3) ratio.All results given in this work,along with the preceding discussion,indicate that the mechanism of crystallization is affected by basicity (the (CaO+MgO)/(SiO2+Al2O3) ratio),which could be evidenced by the reduction of modifier oxides and the increase in glassforming oxides.As the content of modifier oxides (Ca and Mg ions) decreases,the number of non-bridging oxygen in the glass networks decreases.When the content of glassforming oxides (SiO2 and Al2O3) in the glass networks increases,the number of bridging oxygen increases.This phenomenon increases the degree of polymerization of the glass network,as revealed by a decrease in relative distribution of Q0 and Q1 units and an increase in Q3 structural groups.When Q3 increases the polymerization,the rigidity of the glass structure increases.Consequently,the ions undergoing a rearrangement process (crystallization)requires more thermal energy in a high degree of polymerization of the glass network,which would result in the process being less cost-effective.The result indicates that the production of the glass-ceramics from industrial steel slag and fly ash is cost efficient with an optimized(CaO+MgO)/(SiO2+Al2O3) ratio.
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