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CONTINUITY IN PLASTIC BODIES 1
Author(s) -
Spurrier H.
Publication year - 1926
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1926.tb17198.x
Subject(s) - plasticity , clay minerals , materials science , distortion (music) , composite material , mineralogy , chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering , amplifier , optoelectronics , cmos
Extended experiments have shown that the plasticity of a clay increases with the growth of algae in it and the presence of hydrogel of alumina caused by a biochemical reaction. Air included in a clay body causes shortness. Experiments were run in evacuating the air in a clay and then by suddenly breaking the vacuum, collapsing the evacuated clay. The clay thus treated shows greatly increased plasticity, reduced warpage, elimination of blistering and resistance to rupture on distortion. The physics and chemistry of making clay plastic are discussed.