25.10.

2022

ESKİŞEHİR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

MLZ 331- Materials Processing Laboratory-I

EXPERIMENT 1:
Raw Material Preparation and Particle Size Analysis

LECTURERS:
Res. Assist. Kübra GÜRCAN
Res. Assist. Enes İbrahim DÜDEN

Group E:
Gizem GELEKÇİ
21335249582
 1. Flow Chart of Experiment

2. Sieve Analysis

2.a.

tare sieve top sample weight wt%

300 μm sieve 318 g 458 g 140 g 56,5 %
125 μm sieve 262 g 310 g 48 g 19,4 %
90 μm sieve 250 g 270 g 20 g 8,1 %
63 μm sieve 338 g 370 g 32 g 12,9 %
38 μm sieve 310 g 316 g 6g 2,4 %
Sieve Bottom 336 g 338 g 2g 0,8 %
2.b.

100

80
Sieved Material %

D70

60

D50

40

D30

20

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Particle Size (µm)

2.c.

D30 = 101 μm
D50 = 147 μm
D70 = 210 μm

3. Laser Diffraction Diameter

3.a.
The crushed sample by milling achieves smaller particle size and ensures a clearer size distribution in the
sample. The smaller the particle size is achieved and the closer the particles are to each other, the narrower
the curve in the graph becomes. As the particle size difference increases, our curve becomes wider.

3.b.
D50 means, average particle size
D10 means, 10 % of powder is finer than this size
D90 means, 90 % of powder is finer than this size
As milling increases, the D90 value increases as the particle size decreases.
 4. BET Analysis

4.a.
There are 6 types of adsorption isotherms are available.
4.b.

First graph has V. type isotherm.

Are observed where there is small adsorbate-absorbent interaction potentials (similar to type III), and are
also associated with pores in the 1.5 – 100nm range.

Second graph has IV. type isotherm.

Occur on porous adsorbents with pores in the range of 1.5 – 100nm. At higher pressures the slope shows
increased uptake of adsorbate as pores become filled, inflection point typically occurs near completion of the
first monolayer.
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Experiment 1 Questions

Q.1.
Ore enrichment by increasing the surface area of the particles. The smaller the
grain size, the greater the surface area and the freer the minerals in the ore. By
reducing the grain size, chemical reaction, shaping and sintering processes
become easier.

Q.2.

It is possible with BET analysis.

A measurement technique based on gas adsorption. Gas adsorption is
the attachment of gas molecules to solid molecules by forming van der
Waals bonds. As a result of the solid material encountering the gas, the
gas that clings to the active surfaces fills the pores and changes in
volume with its pressure. Based on the pressure and volume change, the
specific surface area of the solid is measured. Measurements are made
according to the ideal gas law equation.

Group E:
Gizem GELEKÇİ
21335249582