Abstract
The crystal nucleation effect in lithium aluminosilicate glasses was investigated by the viscosity measurement with aid of the fiber elongation method. The abrupt increase of viscosity due to the crystallization of glass was observed in viscosity–temperature curve but the minimum viscosity temperature ( T η ) related with crystallization showed a strong dependence on the nucleation state such as nucleation temperature, nucleation time and heating rate. The results by viscosity agreed well with those of DTA. The nucleation effect on the microstructure of glass-ceramics was also discussed. Finally, the nucleation effect on the crystallization kinetics was approached quantitatively by calculating the crystal volume from viscosity value.
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