Studies of Clay Mixtures for Glass Melting Pots. Part III. The Flow at High Temperatures of Pot Clay Refractories under Stress

JSGT 1931 V15 T190-T208

The strength of refractories at elevated temperatures is naturally of primary importance, and to determine it the well-known “underload” test is used. This test is essential because most structures built of refractory materials are under compression. Tensile stresses, however, are those of importance with respect to glass melting pots, and in the case of the small pot illustrated in Fig. 2 of Part I of this paper* they frequently cause rupture.

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J. H. Partridge & G. F. Adams