Monthly Tech-Tip | No tracking! No ads! |
Click the link below to go to this page
Glossary |
Cristobalite Inversion
In ceramics, cristobalite is a form (polymorph) of silica. During firing quartz particles in porcelain can convert to cristobalite. This has implications on the thermal expansion of the fired matrix. |
---|---|
Glossary |
Cristobalite
In ceramics, cristobalite is a crystalline form of silica formed in the matrix of clay bodies as they fire in the kiln. Silica can also exist as quartz (the most common) and tridymite. |
Buy me a coffee and we can talk