Spodumene-bearing rock as flux for triaxial ceramic bodies

• Published in: Advances in applied ceramics Vol. 110; no. 5; pp. 293 - 300
• Main Authors: Bragança, S R, Lengler, H C M, Bergmann, C P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Taylor & Francis 01.07.2011; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Ceramics; Firing; Flux; Fluxes; Grindability; Microstructure; Pegmatite; Raw materials; Rock; Spodumene; Traditional ceramics; Traditional ceramics; Firing; Microstructure; Spodumene

Abstract In this work, spodumene-bearing rock, a waste from mineral processing, was used as a flux in ceramic bodies, and its reactivity to other raw materials such as quartz and kaolin was analysed. The petrology properties of the pegmatite (parent rock) from which the flux is extracted were charac...