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: 13.22a

Answer

It is important to control the rate of drying because if the rate of drying is too rapid, there will be nonuniform shrinkage between surface and interior regions. Warping and/or cracking of the ceramic ware may result.

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It is important to control the rate of drying because if the rate of drying is too rapid, there will be nonuniform shrinkage between surface and interior regions. Warping and/or cracking of the ceramic ware may result.
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