An Investigation of Thermal Shock in Porous Clay Ceramics

Figure 6

Schematic of fractured surfaces in sintered clay samples showing crack lengths after thermal shock: (a) 63–90 μm, 𝑁=1, 𝑎=1.3 mm; (b) 63–90 um, 𝑁=3, 𝑎=2.5 mm; (c) 90–125 μm, 𝑁=1, 𝑎=1.0 mm; (d) 90–125 μm, 𝑁=3, 𝑎=1.5 mm.

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