Clay Ceramic Incorporated with Granite Waste Obtained from Diamond Multi-Wire Sawing Technology

Abstract:

The technology of subdividing stone blocks by diamond multi-wire sawing has recently been used by the ornamental stone industrial sector in the state of Espirito Santo, southeast of Brazil. The waste generated by this sawing procedure is iron free and relatively clean as compared to other stone processing operations. In principle, the diamond multi-wire sawn waste could be a viable alternative of incorporation into clays ceramics. The possibility of incorporating up to 40 wt% of a granite waste generated from diamond multi-wire sawing into clay ceramics, fabricated in the neighbor state of Rio de Janeiro, was investigated in this work. The incorporated ceramics were fired at 750, 950 and 1050oC. The apparent density, liner shrinkage and flexural strength were evaluated. The results indicated that the incorporation of the waste improved the ceramic properties, particularly at 1050oC.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 775-776)
• Pages: 648-652
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.775-776.648
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Mariane Costalonga de Aguiar, Monica Castoldi Borlini Gadioli, Michelle Pereira Babisk, Veronica Scarpini Candido, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira
• Keywords: Clay Ceramic, Granite Waste, Technical Properties

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