Crystallization kinetics of titanite glass from diffuse scattering

Abstract The crystallization kinetics of iron-doped titanite glass were studied using X-ray powder diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Good agreement was observed for the crystallization kinetics determined from the diffuse and the Bragg contribution of the diffraction pattern. At 790°C both methods yielded rate constants of about 0·07h−1. Mossbauer spectroscopy proved to be rather insensitive to the crystallization process of the titanite glass.