The results of studying the thermal behavior of natural boron albite–reedmergnerite NaBSi3O8 and aqueous boricilicate–searlesite NaBSi2O5(OH)2 obtained by the method of hydrothermal synthesis are presented. In the investigated temperature range, reedmergnerite (30–780°C) does not undergo phase transformations. Thermal expansion is sharply anisotropic, which is a characteristic feature of the expansion of feldspars. Aqueous borosilicate searlesite (25–750°C) is amorphized above 400°C as a result of dehydration and cristobalite crystallizes from the amorphous phase. The expansion of searlesite is relatively isotropic.

Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)459-463
Number of pages5
JournalGlass Physics and Chemistry
Volume43
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2017

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

    Research areas

  • high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction, hydrothermal synthesis, reedmergnerite, searlesite, thermal expansion

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