Slip Casting Characteristics of MgO on Organic Solvent

Abstract

Much effort has been made on the R&D of value-added ceramic products with more complicated geometry for structural materials.Forming method, however, is a key and formidable task to make those products. Among others, a slip casting has been focused onas an economical method.This paper presents the results of the slip casting of MgO using organic solvents:
(1) Based on the evaluation of consolidating characteristics, high quality green moldings were obtained by using 2-ProOH which proved to be best one among the candidates for organic solvent.
(2) The consolidating velocity constant, largely well accepted in the case of using aqueous solvents, was also well justified in our tests with organic solvents.
(3) While there was some variation of consolidating characteristics according to the type of organic solvent.