Phase Diagrams for Ceramists

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that Lux-Flood basic oxides when admixed with silica in various proportions along simple binaries give rise to purely endothermic effects, while acidic Lux-flood oxides gave rise to athermal mixtures and amphoteric oxides promote both enthalpic and entropic (nonconfigurational) chemical interactions.

TL;DR: In this article, a binary SiC-TiO2 ceramic composite was fabricated using reaction pressureless sintering at temperatures ranging from 1825 to 1900 degrees C. The SiC grains were found to be roughly equiaxed with very fine TiC particles preventing significant elongation.

TL;DR: In this paper, porosity and compressive strength were determined and related to the porosity of the porous alumina-zirconia ceramic composites using sol-gel derived nano-powders, where corn starch with nominal content of 0, 10, 20, and 40% was added as pore forming agent.