This work has for objective to evaluate the effect of the replacing of sand by gnaisse sawing waste into a red ceramic body used for roofing tile fabrication. Specimens were then prepared by uniaxial pressing at 20 MPa before firing at 850, 950 and 1050ºC in a laboratory furnace. The following properties were evaluated: plasticity, linear shrinkage, water absorption and flexural rupture strength. The results showed that the use of gnaisse fines by replacing the sand did not change the workability of the body and promoted a significant increase on the mechanical strength of the fired ceramic.
Sand; red ceramic; reformulation; gnaisse fines
