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The use of the verbs “enamel” or “glaze” and their derivatives words, with or without a qualifier, officially refers to the action of coating or decorating an object using an enamel. This article starts by providing an overview of the various enameling processes, and notably the choice of a shade, surface treatments, and application techniques. The domain of the use of enamels is vast (water heaters, household appliances, kitchen appliances, facade architecture) and requires amongst other factors adhesion properties as well as resistance to corrosion, thermal shocks and abrasion.
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Yvette DERIEMONT: Honorary President of the Association for the Study of Vitreous Enamel (APEV)
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INTRODUCTION
For some, enamel is synonymous with saucepans, stoves and water heaters; for others, with nail polish, toothpaste and paint.
The "Journal officiel" of Friday March 5, 1982 (no. 54) published a decree (no. 82223 of February 25, 1982), article 1 of which defined the word enamel and the scope of its applications.
" — Article 1 er : the names enamel or enamels are reserved for vitrifiable products resulting from the fusion, vitrification or sintering of a substance consisting of mineral materials. These products are intended to form, in one or more layers, a vitrified coating, melted at a temperature of at least 500°C.
These designations also apply to the substance in the various stages preceding its final state.
In the trade of products defined by the present decree, the use of the verbs enamel or vitrify and their derived words, with or without qualifiers, is reserved to designate the action of coating or decorating an object with enamel".
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Bibliography
Websites
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Association for the Study of Vitreous Enamel (APEV)
APEV http://www.matiere-email.com On the APEV website, links allow you to contact other ÉMAIL associations.
National Union of Enamel Industries (SNIE)
French Ceramics Institute (ICF)
...AFNOR standards on metal enameling
Vitreous enamels
- Vitreous enamels – Electrostatic powder fluidity. - A92-050 - (juillet 1991)
- Vitreous enamels deposited on metals – Terms and definitions. - NF A92-010 - (septembre 1990)
- Vitreous enamels on aluminum and aluminum alloys – Manufacture test samples. - NF A92-020 - (septembre 1990)
- Vitreous enamels on aluminum and aluminum alloys – Adhesion tests. - NF A92-021...
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