Ceramic Properties of Pugu Kaolin Clays. Part 2: Effect of Phase Composition on Flexural Strength

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dc.creatorAkwilapo, Leonard D.
dc.creatorWiik, Kjell
dc.date2016-07-11T12:03:22Z
dc.date2016-07-11T12:03:22Z
dc.date2004-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:37:54Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:37:54Z
dc.descriptionWhiteware compositions prepared using Pugu kaolin and industrial grade quartz and feldspar were studied with respect to varying sintering temperatures. The strength developed was correlated to mullite (3Al 2 O 3 .2SiO 2) content and the microstructure. It was observed that within the vitrification temperature range, the strength mainly depended on the mullite content and the bulk density. Above the vitrification temperature range the deterioration of the strength is due to the coarsening of mullite needles and bloating.
dc.identifierAkwilapo, L.D. and Wiik, K., 2004. Ceramic properties of pugu kaolin clays. Part 2: Effect of phase composition on flexural strength. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 18(1).
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3066
dc.identifier10.4314/bcse.v18i1.61631
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3066
dc.languageen
dc.subjectCeremic properties
dc.subjectKaolin clay
dc.subjectFlexural strength
dc.subjectMullitisation
dc.subjectBulk density
dc.subjectModulus of Rupture
dc.subjectMicrostructure
dc.titleCeramic Properties of Pugu Kaolin Clays. Part 2: Effect of Phase Composition on Flexural Strength
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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