Porous ceramics based on diatomite: Mechanical properties and evolution of morphology after deformation

The work is devoted to the study of the mechanical properties of porous ceramics based on diatomite, which has high porosity, adsorption capacity, weak thermal and acoustic conductivity, refractoriness and acid resistance. Based on the morphological analysis of the samples, the numerical value of the sample’s porosity was determined. The mechanical properties of the samples were determined by static and dynamic loading methods. The values of static and dynamic elastic moduli of the samples were experimentally measured. The research results showed that, for the material under consideration, at the initial stages of compression processes, the processes of elastic deformation are mainly realized with the subsequent transition to the region of plastic deformation. It was also found that for highly porous samples in the elastic deformation region, the manifestation of pressing processes is possible. In this work, the study of the dependence of the dynamic modulus of porous diatomite ceramics on porosity was carried out: a decrease in elastic moduli was recorded with an increase in the material porosity. A decrease in material porosity after deformation is found.