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Effect of Nepheline Syenite Additives on the Technological Behavior of Ceramics and Porcelain Stoneware Tiles

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To study the effect of the Egyptian nepheline syenite raw materials on the sinterability of the ceramic tiles, four batches with concentrations of nepheline syenite (0, 5, 10 and 15%) were prepared. The four batches were ground, mixed, shaped, pressed and fired at temperatures from 1160 °C to 1260 °C. Some technological behaviors of the samples were measured in dry, green state and after firing at 1260 °C; including densfication parameters. Phase composition and microstructural studies refered that mullite was the newly crystallized phase after firing set in a glassy matrix enriched in alkalis. Technological properties of the fired batches revealed that the higher firing temperature and higher nepheline syenite contents produced larger amounts of glassy phase, and consequently bulk density and linear shrinkage increased, while apparent porosity and water adsorption as well as whiteness of fired batches decreased. It is concluded that nepheline syenite could be successfully used as flux in ceramic tiles, while it is not accepted in the production of porcelain bodies because of their coloration.

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  1. Refractories, Ceramics and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    M. S. Elmaghraby

  2. Geological Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    A. I. M. Ismail, D. Sadek Ghabrial & Z. A. Abd El-Shakour

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Elmaghraby, M.S., Ismail, A.I.M., Ghabrial, D.S. et al. Effect of Nepheline Syenite Additives on the Technological Behavior of Ceramics and Porcelain Stoneware Tiles. Silicon 12, 1125–1136 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00217-2

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