| Effect of Firing Schedule on the Properties of
Flooring Tiles |
K. N. MAm, C. S. PRASAD, K. C. SINGH AND A. K. GUPTA
Pages : 18-22
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1991.10804477 |
| Abstract |
| The mechanical properties of flooring tiles fired in a conventional
down draft kiln were compared with those produced commercially
following the fast firing schedules. It has been observed that the conventional
long firing operation favours dissolution of quartz, recrystallization
of the secondary mullite and reduction in the amount of
closed pores in the structure, thus enhancing the strength and
toughness of the body as well as the resistance towards abrasion of
the glazed surface. |
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