Fabrication and Microstructure of Clay-Based Geopolymer Ceramic Using Powder Metallurgy Method

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Geopolymers can be transforms into ceramics upon sintering. This paper reports the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Na based kaolin geopolymer ceramic. The Na2O.Al2O3.4SiO2 was fabricated through powder metallurgy method. The geopolymers samples were exposed to temperature from 900 °C up to 1200 °C. The relative density, total porosity and flexural strength of sintered sample ranged approximately 84%-95%, 5.04%-15.73% and 20-70 MPa respectively. SEM analysis on as-sintered sample showed glassy phase while polished sample showed the pore structure and distribution. XRD results showed that nepheline appeared in all heated samples. Samples heated to 1200 °C achieved highest flexural strength and toughness of 70MPa due to the optimum density.

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