The investigation on the properties of ceramic bodies having aggregate additives

Abstract

Ceramic materials are widely used from everyday life to space technology. Properties of ceramics are widely affected by the type of their raw materials, their shaping and production methods. The use of conventional techniques and materials in the production of traditional ceramics are preferred in terms of continuity and their productivity. To avoid monotonous and to open different visual effects in traditional ceramic industry, one needs to have a look at different area of use. The term of aggregate describes materials, which are different in chemical and structural feathers but hold together in one body. However, in ceramic sector, aggregate is defined as particulates of rocks and mineral pieces. There are limited results reported in literature about the use of these materials in the traditional ceramic bodies. Therefore, in this work, the properties of the ceramic bodies having natural aggregates in to different ceramic pastes were investigated after firing. Findings showed that ceramics produced with aggregate additives could be useful in using them at artistic applications.