The effect of heating and quenching on grinding characteristics of quartzite

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Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Pocock, J ^a,b   Veasey, T J ^b   Tavares, L M ^c   King, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comminition; Grindability; Load cell tests; Quartzite; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HEATING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); QUENCHING; SOLUTIONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

QUARTZITE; ULTRA FAST LOAD CELL TESTING;

QUARTZ;

ACID; ALKALI; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HEATING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032472954     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)03333-0     Document Type: Article

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