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Influence of Firing Temperature on Physical Properties of Same Clay and Pugu Kaolin for Ceramic Tiles Application

Received: 13 August 2014     Accepted: 26 August 2014     Published: 10 September 2014
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Abstract

This study focuses on the effect of firing temperature on the physical properties of Same clay and Pugu kaolin for potential application in ceramic tiles. X-Ray diffractometer (XRD) is used to analyze the phases formed after firing. XRD result shows that quartz, sillimanite and cristobalite appears at temperature beyond 1200oC while mullite phase develops in Pugu kaolin. Pugu kaolin shows low porosity (1.3%) at 1400oC compared to that of Same clay (12.7%). Water absorption at 1200oC is 7.8 % for Pugu kaolin and sharply reduced to 0.47% at a temperature between 1300oC to 1400oC suggesting complete sintering to have taken place at this temperature.

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20140305.12
Page(s) 143-146
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Keywords

Clay, Ceramic Tile, Phase Development, Linear Shrinkage, Water Absorption

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  • Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

  • Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

  • Electronic Ceramics Division, Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

  • Electronic Ceramics Division, Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

  • Electronic Ceramics Division, Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

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