The Effect of Commercial Rice Husk Ash Additives on the Porosity, Mechanical Properties, and Microstructure of Alumina Ceramics

Figure 8

FESEM images of the samples of porous ceramic sintered at 1600°C for 2 hrs with different ratios of rice husk ash; (a, d) 10 wt% rice husk ash, (b, e) 30 wt% rice husk ash, and (c, f) 50 wt% rice husk ash.

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