ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Fly ash from Tapada do Outeiro, a coal power plant in the north of Portugal, has beenprocessed by a powder technology route in order to obtain durable and mechanical resistantceramics. Dolomite (CaCO3.MgCO3) was added in different proportions to the waste material,from zero up to 10 wt%, and the effect of this addition on the densification behaviour of the firedsamples was investigated by measuring the apparent density, the open porosity and the linearshrinkage. The powder mixtures were uniaxially dry pressed in a steel die and fired at temperaturesranging from 950 to 1150ºC. XRD and SEM were used to identify the phases present in the sinteredmaterials and the degree of densification. The results revealed that added dolomite was responsiblefor the appearance of anorthite, an extra phase besides mullite and quartz, for an increase in theamount of liquid phase and for the swelling of closed pores at the highest firing temperatures.Significant morphological changes and phase transformations occurred during sintering and theireffects on the physical-mechanical and leaching characteristics of the sintered materials wereanalyzed
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/12/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.514-516.1711.pdf
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