Abstract
Aesthetic and utilitarian properties of traditional ceramic wares as well as engineering properties of modern advanced ceramics are attained by maintaining an optimum temperature-time-atmosphere relationship, called firing schedule, in the kiln. The contribution of modern thermal analysis (TA) techniques such as TG/DTG, TG/EGA, TG/MS, DTA, DSC, TDA, etc. in 1) optimizing production steps by raw material quality control, by studying binder burn out, product densification, 2) in simulating appropriate preheating, firing and cooling schedules as well as 3) in developing shorter firing cycles has been extensively reported in recent literature. The paper will first discuss theoretical curves and energy required for ceramic firing and present from the literature selected examples of applications of thermal analysis in ceramic technology.
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Bhattacharya, A. Optimization of firing parameters for ceramic wares by thermal analysis. Journal of Thermal Analysis 49, 1365–1371 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01983695
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