Abstract
We developed cordierite-mullite composite ceramic materials to package and encapsulate PCM, and presented a preparation process from raw materials of kaolin, talc and alumina. The properties and microstructre of cordierite-mullite composite ceramic were studied. Due to the strengthening effects of mullite, the sample C2 (80 wt% of cordierite and 20 wt % of mullite) sintered at 1 420 °C possessed excellent physical properties. Determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, cuboid-shaped cordierite crystals and needle-like or long quadrilateral-prism mullite crystals with staggered patterns were found, which endowed the composites preferable mechanical strength. After 30 cycles of thermal shock (room temperature to about 1 100 °C, air-cooled), the sample presented superior thermal shock resistance, which is suitable to be applied as solar thermal storage materials.
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