Slip Casting and Rheology Training Course
eLearning course
Duration: 3-4 hours | Learner level: Intermediate
Understanding the effect of fluid control in ceramics is vital in understanding the interactions between materials, water and chemicals used in the body and glaze preparation processes. By understanding rheology and these relationships, manufacturers and suppliers of ceramic materials and products can change the characteristics of their ceramic bodies and glazes to optimise performance and production yields.
This intermediate level course explains how casting slip and cast properties can be controlled with the use of simple viscometers and slip density measurement to produce high quality and consistent large complex shaped items.
Learning outcomes
- Understand how to measure and adjust slip density
- Demonstrate how to correct the fluid properties of a slip
- Understand the basis of the slip casting process
- Understand how deflocculant additions alter casting properties
- Identify the causes of the common cast faults and eliminate them
Skills obtained
- Problem solving
- Efficiency and process improvement
- Knowledge of rheology and rheological control of ceramic slips and glazes
- Knowledge of deflocculants
- Knowledge of ceramic slip properties
- Knowledge of the principles and use of Torsion and Brookfield viscometers
Who will benefit?
If you are working in ceramics, material science or a different field and you have an interest in learning more about ceramics, then this course is of benefit to you. To make the most of this course, a basic understanding of clay body and glaze materials and applications is advised before beginning this course. If you are not familiar with ceramics, we have beginner courses available to build a foundation for your ceramic learning journey, see suggestions below.
What is included?
- Access to 4 hours worth of eLearning content developed by Lucideon experts.
- 12 months of access to the eLearning course, which you can revisit anytime. Your progress is saved via your access link, so you can complete the training at your own pace without needing to finish in one sitting.
Course registration
Our training courses are delivered by The AMRICC Academy, a training service provided by The AMRICC Centre, which is hosted and managed by Lucideon.
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