THERMAL STABILITY OF Li2O-SiO2-CaO-P2O5-F GLASS

Two glasses, the first one with the composition of Li2O·2SiO2 and the second one with the addition of CaO, P2O5 and CaF2 in the stoichiometric ratio corresponding to fluoroapatite were prepared and their tendency to crystallize has been studied by non-isothermal DTA analysis. The values of kinetic parameters calculated using the isoconversional integral method have been used to determine the temperature dependencies of both the length of isothermal induction period and the length of overall isothermal crystallization for both glasses. The estimated dependencies indicate that the glass containing CaO, P2O5 and CaF2 has a lower thermal stability.