Study of the firing type on the microstructure and color aspect of ceramic enamels

Study of the firing type on the microstructure and color aspect of ceramic enamels

The enameling is a technique of decoration whereby objects or flat surfaces are covered by a vitreous glaze that is fused by intense heat to create a brilliantly colored decorative effect. It is an art form noted for its brilliant, glossy surface, which is hard and long-lasting. It is known that the...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds Vol. 735; pp. 2479 - 2485
Main Authors: Bachar, Ahmed, Mabrouk, Assia, De Sousa Meneses, Domingos, Veron, Emmanuel, Sadallah, Yacine, Echegut, Patrick
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 25-02-2018
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects:
Ceramics
Chemical Sciences
Color
Emitters
Enamel
Enameling
Enamels
Firing
Flat surfaces
FT-IR
Heat treatment
Heating
Hybrid systems
Infrared heating
Interface
Material chemistry
Microstructure
Porcelain
SEM
Shades
XRD
FT-IR
Porcelain
SEM
XRD
Enamel
Interface
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Summary:The enameling is a technique of decoration whereby objects or flat surfaces are covered by a vitreous glaze that is fused by intense heat to create a brilliantly colored decorative effect. It is an art form noted for its brilliant, glossy surface, which is hard and long-lasting. It is known that the firing method used to produce enamels plays a very important role in the color rendering. The objective of this work was to compare enamel decors obtained with two kinds of firing systems: a conventional furnace and infrared emitters, in order to gain better understanding and control the development of new colors. The results highlighted a deep impact of the heating technique on the final color due to the formation of layers having very different chemical phases and textural properties. The obtained materials have been characterized by different physico-chemical techniques such as infrared spectroscopy, XRD, SEM and EDS. Infrared heating allowed the production of nearly pure red enamel decor with a shiny aspect which was not the case with conventional furnace firing. The paper also showed that color design of different color shades would be possible by using hybrid systems allowing a fine tuning of thermal gradients during the heat treatment. •We investigated Influence of the firing type on the microstructure and color aspect of ceramic enamels.•Infrared heating promotes thermal gradients that act as thermodynamic forces.•Infrared heating gave a better rendering of the pure red color.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.364