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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2020.30.10.550

Influence of Flowability of Ceramic Tile Granule Powders on Sintering Behavior of Relief Ceramic Tile  

Shin, Cheol (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Choi, Jung-Hoon (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Kim, Jung-Hun (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Hwang, Kwang-Taek (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
Kim, Jin-Ho (Icheon Branch, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.30, no.10, 2020 , pp. 550-557 More about this Journal
Abstract
Used in the ceramic tile market as a representative building material, relief ceramic tile is showing increased demand recently. Since ceramic tiles are manufactured through a sintering process at over 1,000 ℃ after uniaxial compression molding by loading granule powders into a mold, it is very important to secure the flowability of granular powders in a mold having a relief pattern. In this study, kaolin, silica, and feldspar are used as starting materials to prepare granule powders by a spray dryer process; the surface of the granule powders is subject to hydrophobic treatment with various concentrations of stearic acid. The effect on the flowability of the granular powder according to the change of stearic acid concentration is confirmed by measuring the angle of repose, tap density, and compressibility, and the occurrence of cracks in the green body produced in the mold with the relief pattern is observed. Then, the green body is sintered by a fast firing process, and the water absorption, flexural strength, and durability are evaluated. The surface treatment of the granule powders with stearic acid improves the flowability of the granule powders, leading to a dense microstructure of the sintered body. Finally, the hydrophobic treatment of the granule powders makes it possible to manufacture relief ceramic tiles having a flexural strength of 292 N/cm, a water absorption of 0.91 %, and excellent mechanical durability.
Keywords
relief ceramic tile; flowability; granule powders; stearic acid; hydrophobic coating;
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