How to Test Property of Beta Gypsum for Making Sanitaryware Ceramic Mould?

For most of the sanitaryware or Chinaware manufacturers, gypsum moulds are still the main molds for slip casting method. Natural gypsum is the raw material for making gypsum moulds, the quality of gypsum powder will directly effect the performance of moulds, then effect the final quality of sanitaryware, so almost all the manufacturers or companies of sanitaryware are highly pay attention on the quality of pottery plaster of paris.
The structure of sanitaryware is complex, huge volume, thick green body, all these factors determines this industry requires gypsum powder to meet all the good standard, initial set time cannot be to fast, final set time cannot be to long, suitable bending strength and compressive strength is also very important, the water absorption rate should be proper, long life cycle for use etc. It also matters that it is not easy to be cracked and very smooth finished surface.
Generally speaking, slip casting plaster includes alpha plaster and beta plaster, but the sanitaryware industry use beta plaster most of the time. In this article we will introduce how to testing the property of beta gypsum for making Sanitaryware Ceramic Mould. All the information just for reference only.

1, Fineness and Water absoprtion rate:
The fineness of gypsum will effect moulds strength and final set time. The better fineness the more touching area gypsum and water will get, thus it is faster to dissolve in the water, this means the final set time will be faster. The fineness of the beta gypsum for sanitaryware use is 120~180 mesh. The testing method for fineness is sieving method: take 100g gypsum dry powder, pour onto the certain meshed analysis sieves, wash it with water, drying the left gypsum one sieves and weigh it you will get the fineness.

2, Set up standards for testing method:
Several factors will effect quality of gypsum moulds:
>Water quality: natural water or purified water
>Consistency: water to plaster ratio(1:1.25~1:1.55 is ok)
>Soaking time and stirring time(2~4 minutes is ok)
>Stirring rate(300~500 r/min is ok)

3, Test the flowing diameter:
 We all know that by checking flowing diameter we can know the gypsum ability before knowing initial set time. If the dismeter size is too small, the gypsum slurry flowing ability will not be not good when slip casting the moulds, there will be bubble in the moulds and moulds strength will be less. if the dismeter is too large, it will be mortar leakage when casting moulds even the gypsum slurry secrete water stratification.
Testing method:
>Weigh suitable gypsum powder and water according to the consistency. Please note that pour powder into water evenly within 30 seconds and make sure water have to submerge the powder. At the same time, timing it when start pouring powder. After all powder poured in water, soak it for 2 minutes then stair it for 3 minutes, put a barrel on glass board ensureing the barrel inside is very smooth, then pull out gypsum slurry into the barrel, vertically lift the barrel quickly, when the gypsum slurry will not flow, messure the size of the diameter.

4, Test the initial set time and final set time:
When testing the diameter, use a 0.5mm thickness knife to cut the round gypsum cake, cut it every 30s at the beginning, cannot repeat or across, clean the knife each time after the cutting and make sure the round gypsum cake donot move or shake. When the scratch cannot close together, recoard the time it is the initial set time.
And after the scratch cannot close together, press the round gypsum cake with your thumb by using 50N, press it every other 30s until there is no moisture recoard the time it is the final set time.

5, Test the bending strength:
Make gypsum slurry according to the consistency, pour the slurry into metal mouds, waiting for drying for 2 hours, take out the 3 dryed gypsum and put them into the testing machine, press the bottom and when the gypsum crached recoard the number MPA.

DIY Crafts Toys made from Natural Gypsum Powder

These interesting DIY Crafts toys are made from natural gypsum powder

 

Drawing in the paper and then mix the plaster with water, making the toys by hand:

The natural gypsum powder provided by Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum is high purity easy and convenient to use, it's eco-friendly, no need to worry about do harm to the environment. It is natural rather than come from industrial by-products, totally healthy friendly without any dangerous and toxicity.

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Creation and Destruction-Appreciation of the Plaster Mold Casting of Ceramic Containers

Peter Marigold is an British designer, one day he received an invitation letter from the Germany Ceramic manufacturers Meissen who has more than 300 years history in German as a very ourstanding role. Meissen asked him to be their designer to do some great ceramics.
The British designer is clear that he hoped to be able to collaborate in the design of their products in the history of Meissen reservations. This project is not starting from scratch, creating a new series of products, designers chose existing plaster mold Meissen craftsmen employed, start from the model, design style is very unique cup and bowl series.
Marigold want to leave their mark on the basis of the original products of Meissen, so he had decided to make smooth mold surface scratches processing, giving a texture "noisy sense." He was such operations, casting products, has been doing deeply engraved in the mold. He kept repeating this process with deeper sculpting strokes gypsum scrape the inside of the mold are becoming deep scratches, each depth characterization, he will cast a product until exposed to scratches the edges of the mold, reached its practical limits.

Let's the cup with different textures

 Bowls in different textures

Gypsum Molding for making ceramics

The designer is making different textures inside the gypsum plaster molds, so that the finished ceramics will have a very unique natural textures

GRG(Glassfiber Reinforced Gypsum) for Extraordinary Furniture in the Near Future

When speaking about GRG(Glassfiber Reinforced Gypsum) most of us will immediately thinking of the colorful decorative gypsum lines, or thinking about the fantastic artistic gypsum boards. By using the GRG products, the whole room will become alive, it brings us a totally different kinds of feelings.

Nowadays, GRG is mainly used in construction industry. The reason why the furniture industry is thinking about use GRG is that GRG has an unique extraordinary function. The GRG plaster manufactured by Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum Powder CO., LTD can offer a great possibility of very strong plasticity which enable the GRG to be used for irregular customized shapes. What's more, the GRG has very good ability of fire-proof, moisture-proof, it is used for its light weight/ high streng and hardness, and environmental-friendly green features.

The furniture made from GRG would be no longer boxy or square, it can be designed in different shapes according to different textures, thus makes the GRG furniture matching with the interior room style, even acting as the core light spot in the whole room, makes the room looks more lively and beautiful, makes the visitors feel it like a sense of high technology and the sensibility of future world, it feels like you are breathing in the Lessteppes.

Chair made from GRG

Bar Counter or Front Desk made from GRG

As far as we Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum Powder Co., Ltd predict the future furniture made from GRG will have a wide and promising market with its eco-friendly and perfect custome shape features. We will do our best to offer all customers high quality GRG plaster with best factory price. More GRG specifications you can visit official website: www.gypsumpowder.cn

(Jinjiu Kingstone Gypsum) The Function and Effect of Gypsum Decorative Lines

Nowadays so many families and public places use the design of gypsum ceilings with the gypsum decorative lines as a good method of decoration, whereas what is the function and effect of gypsum decorative lines? Is it proper to use European gypsum lines? If we use the gypsum lines correctly, it will enable our rooms being more beautiful and elegant, what's more, it can brings us an exciting and comfortable sensibility.

Gypsum lines is one of the gypsum finished products, mainly including these: horn lines, plate lines, ARC and so on. The raw materials of gypsum lines is natural gypsum powder. The gypsum lines produced by factory Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum Powder Co., Ltd are made from high quality natural gypsum rock from the local place, the gypsum powder whiteness range from 70%~95%, 2H Bending strength range from 2.5Mpa~3.5Mpa with several quality levels to meet different quality requirement. When mix the gypsum powder to water with proper ratio and pull the mixed slurry into moulds and add some fiber to increase the strength and hardness, it can be made with various pattern, the surface of the finished gypsum decorative lines is very smooth, clear pattern, excellent 3D effect. The gypsum decorative lines can be installed to the top ceiling of the room or the cornor of the ceiling board, which is very convenient for cables going through under its installation. The cost of gypsum lines is quite low but it's very economic and artistic. What's more important, the gypsum lines have very unique function of fire-proof, moisture-proof, temperature-adjustment, noise-insulation, and make your room looks much more luxurious.

The Effect of Gypsum Lines:
1, Being used as decorations in the room
2, Being used as cover of some flaw in the ceiling or walls or cornors.

Where I can buy GRG in China?

GRG is the Glassfiber Reinforced Gypsum, it's molded product with a high strength to weight ratio that is used in construction to replace the disappearing art of plaster.

GRG is a composite of high strength alpha gypsum cement reinforced with glass fibers that can be factory molded into virtually any shape or size. Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum(GRG or GFRG) parts are usually provided unfinished for on-site painting. Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum Powder Co., Ltd is the gypsum miner and manufacturer in China with more than 10 years experience, Jingmen Jinjiu Company's Brand Kingstone gypsum has evolved into China's leading manufacturer of this versatile material. Jingmen Jinjiu company's Kingstone brand GRG is a class A fire & smoke related material.

GRG is a white gypsum cement material that is molded into architectual elements used for construction and renovation of interiors. The Kingstone brand GRG whiteness can be more than 92%. The GRG parts weigh approximately 2lb/ft2(10kgs/m2) and the field-finished with paint or, depending on the application, factory pre-finished. Alpha gypsum is a material not to be confused with the softer, lower density and heavier gypsum used in drywall(gypsum wallboard) and tranditional plaster applications. Where once tranditional plaster castings were used, GRG is now specified because of its light weight, superior strength, sustainability characteristics, and ease of installation.

GRG finished products have enhanced phisical propertities compared to drywall or plaster, such as hardness and flexural strength. GRG parts often incorporate embedments are fabricated from precision made molds, therefore, finished GRG products are dimensionally accurate and can be assembled with ease in the filed.

Along with the fact that GRG fabrications require less supportive framing, the reduced time and cost for installation versus field constructed shapes and components provides measurable cost benefits to the end users. From an environmental perspective, GRG is lighter, stronger and more durable alternative that dramatically reduces the use of raw materials and the environmental impacts associated with their acquisiton and transportation. GRG is a natural gypsum product that embodies post-consumer and industrial recycled content, and yields other benefits for sustainable construction.

GRG produced by Jingmen Jinjiu Gypsum Powder Co., Ltd is commonly used to make decorative ceiling coffers, domes and vaults, columns, capitals and bases, wall cladding, pilasters and pediments, moldings, light covers and running trim, bricks and corbels, complicated shapes, sculpted or perforated panels and many other decorative gypsum products. These elements can be fabricated into virtually any shape or scale yielding fine surface detail, textures and patterns.