Investigation of Defects in Ceramic Plates

This work aims at investigating the causes of chipping on the engobe/glaze interface found on ceramic floor coating. This defect is found at the end of the production line and in some cases at the consumer''s final part of a Braziliam Ceramic Company. To achieve the research''s goal the performance of the different structural layers of ceramic floor coating (substrate engobe and glaze) were studied individually as a more precise appoach to accurate conclusions.