Sintering behaviour of fluorapatite–silicate composites produced from natural fluorapatite and quartz

• Published in: Ceramics international Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 16483 - 16490
• Main Authors: Kherifi, D., Belhouchet, H., Ramesh, S., Lee, K.Y. Sara, Kenzour, A., Djoualah, S., Abbas, M.K.G., Wong, Y.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.06.2021
• Subjects: Composites; Fluorapatite; Quartz; Sintering behaviour; Composites; Quartz; Sintering behaviour; Fluorapatite

In this work, the sintering behaviour of fluorapatite (FAp)–silicate composites prepared by mixing variable amounts of natural quartz (2.5 wt% to 20 wt%) and FAp was studied. The composites were pressureless sintered in air at temperatures from 1000 °C to 1350 °C. The effects of temperatures on the...