The bloating of clays

Author

Everett Walter Sharp

Abstract

"The effect of firing on clays in relation to volume is either a shrinkage, bloating, or no change whatso-ever. The reason for the shrinkage and the constant volume is well known, but the cause of the bloating has not as yet been determined. In some instances, as the use of fire clay brick in steel ladles, this property of bloating is desirable to a certain extent because this packs the brick lining in the ladle tightly after the first heat is poured in, and prevents the brick lining from floating out when the metal is poured. There is little or no literature available on the causes of this bloating. Therefore this investigation was carried out to determine the causes of bloating"--Introduction, page 1.

Advisor(s)

Herold, Paul G.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

B.S. in Ceramic Engineering

Comments

Illustrated by author.

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1940

Pagination

iii, 32 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index (page 32).

Rights

© 1940 Everett W. Sharp, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Clay -- Analysis
Clay -- Testing
Firing (Ceramics)

Thesis Number

T 0000 55

Print OCLC #

26978487

Electronic OCLC #

567741906

Link to Catalog Record

Recommended Citation

Sharp, Everett Walter, "The bloating of clays" (1940). Bachelors Theses. 124.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/124