Developments in Strategic Materials and Computational Design IV [Hardcover]

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings Volume 34, Issue 10 - Developments in Strategic Materials and
Computational Design IV 

A collection of 25 papers from The American Ceramic Society’s 37th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 27-February 1, 2013. This issue includes papers presented in the Geopolymers and Chemically Bonded Ceramics (Focused Session 1); Thermal Management Materials and
Technologies (Focused Sessoin 2); and Materials for Extreme Environments: Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics and Nano-laminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases) (Symposium 12).

Preface ix

Introduction xi

GEOPOLYMERS AND CHEMICALLY BONDED CERAMICS

Importance of Metakaolin Impurities for Geopolymer Based Synthesis 3
A. Autef, E. Joussein, G. Gasgnier, and S. Rossignol

Mechanical Strength Development of Geopolymer Binder and the Effect of Quartz Content 13
C. H. Riischer, A. Schulz, M. H. Gougazeh, and A. Ritzmann

The Role of Si02 and Al203 on the Properties of Geopolymers with and without Calcium 25
P. De Silva, S. Hanjitsuwan, and P. Chindaprasirt

Synthesis of Thermostable Geopolymer-Type Material from Waste Glass 37
Qin Li, Zengqing Sun, Dejing Tao, Hao Cui, and Jianping Zhai

The Effect of Curing Conditions on Compression Strength and Porosity of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers 49
Bing Cai, Torbjorn Mellgren, Susanne Bredenberg, and Hakan Engqvist

Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics Subject to Temperatures Up to 1000° C 57
H. A. Colorado, C. Hiel, l-