Abstract
Lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics (LAS GCs) are ideal shell materials for mobile phones; however, the mechanical properties of LAS GCs are comparatively lower than that of other shell materials. In this work, the impact of TiO2/(TiO2 + ZrO2) ratio on properties of LAS GCs was studied and the ion-exchange methods were applied to improve the mechanical properties of LAS GCs. The results show that LAS GCs with TiO2/(TiO2 + ZrO2) = 1/2 exhibit the best flexural strength (109 MPa) and Vickers hardness (525 Kg/mm2). The as-prepared glass was nucleated at 560 °C for 1 h and crystallized at 720 °C for 0.5 h. The main crystalline phases of LAS GCs are β-quartz solid solution, β-spodumene solid solution, and Li2SiO3. Moreover, the flexural strength and Vickers hardness of LAS GCs with TiO2/(TiO2 + ZrO2) = 1/2 further increased to 356 MPa and 838 Kg/mm2 after an ion-exchange at 420 °C for 6 h in pure KNO3 molten salt. The LAS GCs with enhanced mechanical strength have the potential to be applied as mobile phone back panels.
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