Session 8: Crystallization of Glasses and Glass-Ceramics (ICG TC07)

Topics covered will include, but are not limited to: Fundamental approaches to nucleation and crystal growth (the interplay of theory, modelling and experiment); experimental studies (compositional and processing influences); advanced methods, techniques and characterization tools (in situ, real time); role of nucleation agents (halogens, rare-earth and transition metal oxides, noble metals); properties of glass-ceramics (thermal, mechanical, electrical, optical, chemical); processing and glass crystallization phenomena (sintered glass-ceramics, composites, solders, seals, coatings, fibers, etc.); microstructure/property relationships in glass-ceramics (strength, transparency, chemical resistance); novel processing techniques (laser sintering, sol-gel, field-induced nucleation, etc.); commercial and new glass-ceramic applications (appliances, armor, biomedical, dental, optical, seals); crystallization phenomena in related materials (metallic glasses, polymer glasses); and crystallization phenomena specifically relevant to earth and planetary sciences (crystal size distributions, interaction with bubble formation, and impact on eruptive processes.)

Session Organizers

• Mark Davis, SCHOTT, USA, mark.davis@us.schott.com
• Ralf Müller, Bundesanstalt fur Materialforschung und-prufung, Germany, ralf.mueller@bam.de