1. Mineral raw materials for silicate ceramics
Knowledge of all the stages in the ceramic manufacturing process is very important for controlling the properties of the products manufactured. These properties are highly correlated with all the parameters used to control the paste production, shaping, drying and firing stages. At the same time, knowledge of the physico-chemical properties of the mineral raw materials used in the mixes is essential, particularly with regard to the influence of the detailed characteristics of these mineral materials on the parameters of the manufacturing processes.
The mineral raw materials on which silicate ceramic compositions are based are complex natural mixtures of minerals whose characterization requires the use of various methods to determine their chemical and mineralogical compositions, the structural characteristics of the mineral phases, their morphology and their surface...
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Mineral raw materials for silicate ceramics
Classification of silicate ceramic compositions
Bibliography
Software tools
Phase Equilibria Diagrams – The American Ceramic Society http://ceramics.org/publications-and-resources/phase-equilibria-diagrams
Properties of glass and enamels, Statistical Calculation and Development of Glass Properties
Websites
Confederation of Ceramic Industries of France
Société de l'industrie minérale http://www.ceramique.org; www.lasim.org/
European ceramics cluster http://www.cerameurop.com
French Ceramics Group...
Events
European Ceramic Society; Annual Conference ECERS http://www.ecers.org/
CERAMITEC Technologies Innovations Materials, München http://www.ceramitec.de
Standards and norms
- Résistance au choc thermique - NF EN 1183 -
- Détermination de la translucidité des objets en porcelaine - NF EN 1184 -
- Identification (Détermination de l'absorption d'eau) - NF EN 1217 -
- Résistance au lave-vaisselle des articles domestiques - NF EN 12875-1 -
- Méthode d'essai de la résistance au tressaillage - XP ENV 13258 -
- Norme sur la résistance au choc mécanique des articles...
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
International Suppliers Directory, ICV Ceramics, no. 1043, Nov-Dec 2012.
Ceramic Industry Suppliers Guide. Interceram http://www.interceram-review.info
CFI Ceramic Forum International, n° 5/2013, Ceramic Suppliers
Statistical and economic data
Sources: Cerame-Unie http://www.cerameunie.eu; and Eurostat
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