INCREASING SURFACE AND COLOR STABILIZATION IN MATTE BLACK GLAZES
TUNALI A. 1, AKDEMIR YURDABAK G. 1
1 Eczac?ba?? Building Products Inc., Eski?ehir, Turkey
Glass ceramic glazes, which are used as coating materials in the production of ceramic sanitary ware, gain importance in the field of design with their aesthetic appearance as well as their features such as high wear resistance, strength, resistance to chemicals and hygiene. The production of glazes with glossy opaque surfaces is always high in the world, in our country and in Eczac?ba?? Building Products Inc.. In recent years, with the importance of product design, the interest in matte colored products has increased. The increase in matte black production, especially in the matte color product group, is remarkable. In this study, the interactions of the pigments used in matte black products with the raw material and the product properties were investigated under production conditions. First of all, the most stable product among commercial pigments was determined and the most suitable glaze recipe was determined for this pigment, which could exhibit stable behavior against furnace differences, rheological differences and process variability. Then, it is aimed to understand the properties that the proportional differences of various raw materials such as feldspar, quartz, zircon silicate, zinc oxide, calcium source calcite, dolomite, wollastonite bring to the recipe. The results obtained are to understand the effects of the proportional differences of the raw materials in the recipes on the product properties and to contribute to taking quick action by guiding the recipe revisions in the current production problems.