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4. Silicate ceramics with vitrified paste, vitréous and porcelain
4.1 Classification
Porcelain is a dense, white, relatively translucent ceramic material.
The average composition of porcelain bodies is in the ternary system kaolin – feldspar – quartz, although it is necessary to make a classification according to the firing temperature:
Products fired between 1,380 and 1,420°C are called "hard porcelain";
products fired between 1,200 and 1,300°C are vitréous, culinary porcelain (tableware), sanitary porcelain or vitréous (sanitary products), electrotechnical porcelain (electrical insulators) or porcellanatos (floor tiles). The term "stoneware porcelain" is also used.
The main difference between these products...
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Conclusion
Bibliography
Software tools
Phase Equilibria Diagrams – The American Ceramic Society http://ceramics.org/publications-and-resources/phase-equilibria-diagrams
Properties of glass and enamels, Statistical Calculation and Development of Glass Properties
Websites
Confederation of Ceramic Industries of France
Société de l'industrie minérale http://www.ceramique.org; www.lasim.org/
European ceramics cluster http://www.cerameurop.com
French Ceramics Group...
Events
European Ceramic Society; Annual Conference ECERS http://www.ecers.org/
CERAMITEC Technologies Innovations Materials, München http://www.ceramitec.de
Standards and norms
- Résistance au choc thermique - NF EN 1183 -
- Détermination de la translucidité des objets en porcelaine - NF EN 1184 -
- Identification (Détermination de l'absorption d'eau) - NF EN 1217 -
- Résistance au lave-vaisselle des articles domestiques - NF EN 12875-1 -
- Méthode d'essai de la résistance au tressaillage - XP ENV 13258 -
- Norme sur la résistance au choc mécanique des articles...
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
International Suppliers Directory, ICV Ceramics, no. 1043, Nov-Dec 2012.
Ceramic Industry Suppliers Guide. Interceram http://www.interceram-review.info
CFI Ceramic Forum International, n° 5/2013, Ceramic Suppliers
Statistical and economic data
Sources: Cerame-Unie http://www.cerameunie.eu; and Eurostat
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