WORKSHEET – EXPERIMENT 07

To Study the Effect of Pressure on Green Density of Ceramic Powder

Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________________________

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Results and observations:
True density of Alumina is 3.675 g/cm3

Group Load Pressure Green Densification %age

Density Porosity
(tons) (N/m2)
(g/cm3)

Q1. Discuss the variation in green density of compacts with the load.

Q2. Why do we not apply pressure beyond a certain limit during pressing?
Q3. Describe the techniques that can be used to increase compaction of ceramic powders.

Conclusions: