Study of thermal behaviour of kaolin clay using dilatometer / Ahmad Zakib Md Yunos and Azmi Harun

• Main Authors: Md Yunos, Ahmad Zakib, Harun, Azmi
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: Mineralogy; Physical properties
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74943/1/74943.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74943/

Malaysia has relatively large deposits of Kaolin clays and these can be used in manufacture of porcelain, fire brick, china ware, paper and insulation materials. Engineering Ceramics such as alumina , zirconia , silicon nitride and silicon carbide are characterized by good resistance wear , oxidation and corrosion , when compare with metals and thermoplastics [ 4 ]. They have been developed for various applications in metallurgy, in heat engine systems and the aerospace industries. The development of high-performance materials for many branches of modern technology favors technical ceramics rather than metals. With the expectation of specially developed alloys , the so called high-tech ceramic materials are together with polymeric materials , of great importance in terms of the increase in production efficiency , product improvement and energy and raw material saving , as well as decreasing the load on the environment. Worldwide , significant efforts are being made to characterize analytically ceramic materials , optimize the production method and develop the desired product properties applications.