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The effect of substituting 0–30 mass-% quartz by technical alumina in an electrical porcelain insulator was studied. The structural and thermomechanical characteristics of siliceous porcelain were examined after industrial firing at 1260°C. A remarkable improvement was observed in the thermomechanical and microstructural qualities of well-formed electrical porcelain bodies, with the best results occurring for the composition based on 20 mass-% substitution of alumina.
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Pahari, G., Parya, T.K. Effect on the Microstructural and Thermomechanical Properties of a Porcelain Insulator after Substitution of Quartz by Technical Alumina. Interceram. - Int. Ceram. Rev. 64, 282–286 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03401134
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