The relationships between thermal expansion and density, microcracking
, stress and phase transition in K1/2Sr1/4Zr2P3O12(K2) and with K2 con
taining 2 mass fraction of MgO (K2M2) have been studied. The materials
showed a little thermal expansion anisotropy, hysteresis, and microcr
acking. Thermal shock-induced cracks resulted in a decrease of the coe
fficient of thermal expansion. Phase transition caused crack healing r
esulting in a decrease in specimen size.