JJ Techie calcined some ceramic powders at 1600℃ for 12 hrs, when removed from the furnace, JJ was upset to find a big hard lump. Explain to JJ what happened.

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11) JJ Techie calcined some ceramic powders at 1600℃ for 12 hrs, when removed from the 
furnace, JJ was upset to find a big hard lump. Explain to JJ what happened. 

 

b) After grinding up to the lump, someone told JJ to add a sintering aid and deflocculant to the ceramic before trying to press it into cylinders 10 inch by 0.25 inch in diameter. Do you have any suggestions for JJ? JJ needs this size ceramic rod for experiments. 

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