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Microwave Dielectric Properties, Thermal Analyses And Chemical Composition Of Heavy Clay Bodies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Garth Tayler ,
Michael Hamlyn  and
Michael Anderson
Garth Tayler
Affiliation:
Acme Brick Company, Technical Department, Fort Worth TX;
Michael Hamlyn
Affiliation:
Staffordshire University, School of Engineering, Stafford, U K;
Michael Anderson
Affiliation:
Staffordshire University, School of Design and Ceramics, Stoke on Trent, U K.
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Abstract

To investigate the suitability of heavy clay bodies for microwave processing, a range of material properties needed to be investigated.

This paper presents results of the analyses, chemical, mineralogical and thermal, of a range of heavy clay bodies. The microwave dielectric properties of these bodies were measured, over a range of temperatures, using the cavity perturbation technique. The relationship between the dielectric properties and the results of DTA/TGA analysis is discussed and related to the potential use of microwave energy for the firing of these materials.

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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 430: Symposium O – Microwave Processing of Materials V , 1996 , 279
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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