Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118324579
ISBN 13: 978-1-11832-457-8

Chapter 13 - Applications and Processing of Ceramics - Questions and Problems - Page 544: 13.23

Answer

The reason that drying shrinkage is greater for products having smaller clay particles is because there is more particle surface area and more water will surround a given volume of particles. As this water is removed and as the interparticle separation decreases, the drying shrinkage will be greater.

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The reason that drying shrinkage is greater for products having smaller clay particles is because there is more particle surface area and more water will surround a given volume of particles. As this water is removed and as the interparticle separation decreases, the drying shrinkage will be greater.
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