Ghosh, Shyamal and Mukhopadhyay, Tapas Kumar and Chakrabarti, S and Das, Swapan Kumar (2006) Influence of kaolinitic clay on the physico-mechanical properties of common clay-fly ash mix for building bricks. Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 65 (4). pp. 197-201. ISSN 0371-750X

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Abstract

Kaolinitic clays of different varieties were progressively added to a 70 : 30 mix of common clay and fly ash. The improvement in physico-mechanical properties upon heating in the temperature range of 1050° to 1200°C was studied by evaluating their linear shrinkage, water absorption, flexural strength and phase content. Incorporation of clay I produced better ceramic properties than that of clay II. It was observed that incorporation of kaolinitic clay up to 10% of the total batch improved the physico-mechanical properties and beyond this limit the properties, particularly fired strength, remained unchanged or marginally decreased. Microstructural features were also studied using SEM technique.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Structural Clay Products
Divisions:	Advanced Clay & Traditional Ceramics
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2012 08:33
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2015 07:35
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1151

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