UTILIZATION OF BALIKESIR DURSUNBEY REGION CLAY AS A RAW MATERIAL IN CERAMIC BODIES

Abstract

Ceramic products which are being used from the construction materials to the every field of the daily life are manufactured from different ceramic raw materials. In recent years, many researches are being done related to the usage of alternative raw materials, which have already exist in the several parts of our country in order to utilize in the ceramic bodies. The raw materials which have different chemical, physical, mineralogical properties, shaping, colors and texture characteristics will benefit economically. Turkey is a rich country from the mineral ores, rocks and especially clay deposits that are available for using in the artistic produces. In this study, Utilization of Dursunbey region clay has been searched in the production o f the bodies which can be formed by dry pressing and plastic shaping methods.