Microstructural Studies of Materials DD1 and KT2 By X-Ray Diffraction

Abstract

In this work, we have studied two Kaolin .kaolin DD1 which consists of two main phases (kaolinite and Halloysite) and Tamazert kaolin .kaolin KT2 whose main constituents are kaolinite, quartz and mica. Our choice was set on the component that is Kaolinite because of the existence of the latter in both kaolins. A correction of Lorentz-Polarization was carried out prior to the diffraction data, which has been achieved using LWL program dome. The true profile was extracted by this program. The methods used for the micro structural analysis of the present in the two Kaolins are the Warren - Averbach and the Williamson – Hall methods Scherrer's relationship has been applied in cases where the compound is devoid of strains. The study revealed that the kaolin Kaolinite DD1 is devoid of micro constraints. Which similar analysis has shown that the Kaolinite in KT2 incorporates the strains. This was confirmed by the Williamson - Hall method as well as Fourier analysis. The evaluation of strains in the Kaolinite of KT2 has been dome the method of Warren - Averbach and Williamson – Hall diagram. The average value of this constraint found by the first method us 0.15 and 0.21 by the second method gave. The average size of crystallites of the Kaolinite in DD1 was found between 29 A and 230 A. by the method of Warren - Averbach and about 118 A  by the method of Williamson - Hall. Range the second Kaolinite the Kaolinite KT2, the size obtained was respectively 98 A and 130 A using to by methods. The study of the size distribution showed that the dominant size of Kaolinite in DD1 and KT2 is about 40 A (42%) and 58 A (32%). respectively.