Capability of preparation of ceramic floor and wall tiles from Iraqi raw materials

Abstract

Ceramic wall and floor tiles which compiled to the Iraqi Standards no. 1704/6/1997 and 1704/5/1997 were prepared from local raw materials. These raw materials are Amij kaolinitic clay ,bentonite clay or Safra Beds in Western Desert and alluvial sand of Euphrates River from Al-Ramadi Town in addition cullet from the Factory of Ceramic and Glass in Al-Ramadi..12 mixes were prepared having different mixtures from the raw material above and fired at 1050C˚,1100C˚ and 1150C˚ The result shows that some of the mixtures did not comply with the standards above and some are complied. The optimum condition and mixes witch comply the standards above are D2 (69% Amij kaolinitic clay, 1% bentonite,20% river sand and 10% cullet) fired at 1100C˚ and C3(60% Amij kaolinitic clay, 2% bentonite ,23% river sand and 15%cullet) fired at 1150C˚