Diatomite based ceramics macro- and microscopic characterization

H. Aderdour; A. Bentayeb; A. Nadiri; A. Ouammou; J.-C. Sangleboeuf; A. Lucas-Girot; C. Carel

doi:doi:10.1051/jp4:2005123066

Numéro		J. Phys. IV France Volume 123, March 2005


Page(s)		361 - 364
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2005123066

J. Phys. IV France 123 (2005) 361-364
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2005123066

Diatomite based ceramics macro- and microscopic characterization

H. Aderdour^{1, 2, 1}, A. Bentayeb¹, A. Nadiri¹, A. Ouammou³, J.-C. Sangleboeuf⁴, A. Lucas-Girot⁵ and C. Carel⁶

¹ UFR "Sciences des Matériaux Inorganiques", Faculté des Sciences, Université Moulay Ismaîl, Meknès, Maroc, (*) Deceased, May 2002
² École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Université Moulay Ismaîl, Meknès, Maroc
³ Laboratoire de Matériaux et Protection de l'Environnement, Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahrez, BP. 1796, Atlas, Fès, Maroc
⁴ LARMAUR - UPRES-JE 2310, Équipe de Mécanique des Matériaux Fragiles, Campus Beaulieu, Bâtiment 10B, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes, France
⁵ Laboratoire CSIM - UMR CNRS 6511, Équipe de Cristallochimie et Biomatériaux, Campus Beaulieu, Bâtiment 10B, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes, France
⁶ 27A Cours Raphaël Binet, 35000 Rennes, France

Abstract
A Moroccan diatomite is characterized chemically and physically. Mechanical properties of ceramics prepared by sintering at different temperatures ranging from 1050 to 1350 $^{\circ}$ C are studied. Compressive strength and Young modulus are determined by compression tests. Densification and evolution of the microstructure are followed by SEM and other tests.