| dc.contributor.author | Njogu, M. S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nyongesa, W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aduda, B. O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-09T11:48:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-09T11:48:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-06 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Material Science | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227298164_Effect_of_plant-derived_organic_binders_on_fracture_toughness_and_fatigue_of_kaolin-based_refractories | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/chuka/534 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The fracture properties of kaolin-based refrac-tories prepared using plant-derived binders from okra and‘‘mrenda’’ have been investigated and compared. It wasobserved that the MOR of fired samples improved from37.5±0.1 MPa (for binder-free samples) to 69.6±0.1 MPa, and to 120.0±0.1 MPa for okra- and ‘mrenda’-plasticized samples, respectively, while the fracturetoughness increased from 3.9±0.1 MPa (for binder-freesamples) to 5.6±0.1 and 5.7±0.1 MPa for okra and‘mrenda’-plasticized samples, respectively. It is concludedthat the use of organic binders enhances the reliability andservice life of kaolin refractories used in thermally fluctu-ating environments | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
| dc.title | The effect of organic binders on the fracture properties of kaolin refractories, Journal of Material Science | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
