Articles
  • Ternary-mixture quantification of ceramic raw materials
  • K. Moussaceb*, D. Merabet, H. Belkacemi and S. Aouiche
  • Université de Bejaia, FT, Laboratoire de Technologie des Matériaux et de Génie des Procédés, Route Targa-Ouzemour, Bejaia 06000-Algérie
Abstract
The mechanical properties of a ceramic are the favored criteria to measure its qualities. For this purpose, we present in this article a new technique which consists in improving the mechanical properties by strengthening the structure of the ceramic with polymers. The amount of incorporated polymer, in a kaolin reference, is used as a criterion for the optimization of the mechanical properties of a hybrid refractory ceramic. The formulation of the mixture, in ceramic, optimized rests on a new methodology of mixture calculation and a mathematical multiple linear regression analysis (MLRA). In conclusion, the optimal mechanical properties were recorded for the optimized formula giving a mixture of 80% of hybrid kaolin, 20% of by-products GW1 and GW2 and 16% of polyethylene glucose (PEG) (PEG1500 and PEG6000). This result was confirmed by various physical tests such as the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and the mechanical tests

Keywords: Mixture calculation, Multiple linear regressions, Hybrid refractory ceramic, Rates PEG1500 & PEG6000, Mechanical properties.

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  • 2011; 12(4): 406-415

    Published on Aug 31, 2011

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