Creating a Ceramic Slurry
Creating a Ceramic Slurry
(OP)
I am working with some ground up ceramic with a particle size range under 100 microns with a peak at approximately 50 microns. I am attempting to use this powder to make a ceramic coating. Is it possible to make a suspended slurry with this particle size distribution? If so, what additives tend to help with suspension?
Thanks for your help,
Daschneida
Thanks for your help,
Daschneida





RE: Creating a Ceramic Slurry
Look at the Ciba site for one of thousands of anionic agents. The binder could be as simple as Sodium Silicate. In most cases the solvent is water. There are other additives like antifoams, flocculating agents, and antibacterial additives. I don't about your particle size distribution, but my mother made ceramic slurry's from a lot native clays with very little separation.
ht
Check out the RR site on whats they offer. It might pay to give them a call.
http:/
There are a lot books on Ceramics that have sections on making slurry's or slips. If I recall correctly my mother got here additives from a ceramic supply house.
RE: Creating a Ceramic Slurry
RE: Creating a Ceramic Slurry
I use a commercial ceramic slurry for polishing with particle sizes from 1 to 5 microns and they tend to settle to the bottom of the tank over night.
RE: Creating a Ceramic Slurry
sreid: Thanks for the particle size info. That was helpful.
Also, that was a good link provided by unclesyd.
daschneida