“…As a result of the formation of a complex stress state in the material, micro and macro cracks are formed in the material during its cooling after reaction sintering [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. These cracks provide desirable properties, such as a low macroscopic thermal expansion coefficient [ 22 ], low thermal conductivity [ 23 , 24 , 25 ], and, thus, high resistance to thermal shock [ 1 , 11 , 26 , 27 ]. Tialite also has high resistance to microcrack propagation [ 28 ].…”