Use of perlite in wall tile production

Taspinar B., Ay N.

AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY BULLETIN, vol.78, no.6, pp.86-87, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 78 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.86-87
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Raw perlite was added to monoporous tile bodies in different proportions. Their mechanical, physical and thermal characteristics were compared to ones having no perlite. Adding perlite to wall tile bodies offers both weight and cost savings advantages.