CERAMIC INDUSTRY Flashcards
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ONE OF THE MAIN TYPE OF MATERIALS USED IN THE
DIFFERENT FIELDS OF ENGINEERING ALONGSIDE METAL POLYMER AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS.
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CERAMICS
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A COMPOUND THAT PRIMARILY CONSIST OF METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC ELEMENTS.
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CERAMICS
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SOMETIMES ALSO CALLED THE CLAY PRODUCTS
OR SILICATE INDUSTRIES.
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CERAMIC INDUSTRIES
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ALWAYS HAVE SILICATES AS THEIR FINISHED
MATERIAL IN A VARIETY OF PRODUCTIONS.
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CERAMIC INDUSTRY
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THE OLDEST KNOWN CERAMIC ARTIFACT IS
DATED AS EARLY AS 28,000 BC, DURING THE
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LATE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD (CAVEMAN)
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OLDEST KNOWN CERAMIC ARTIFACT
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STATUETTE OF A WOMAN NAMED VENUS OF DOLNI VESTONICE
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IN THIS LOCATION (CZECH REPUBLIC),
HUNDREDS OF CLAY FIGURINES
REPRESENTING________ WERE
ALSO UNCOVERED NEAR THE REMAINS OF A
HORSESHOE-SHAPED KILN.
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ICE AGE ANIMALS
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DATING BACK TO
15,000 B.C. WHAT WERE ALSO FOUND AND
RECORDED.
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BURNT CLAYWARES
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-WHO BECAME
ENGAGED IN THE ART OF CERAMICS 10
CENTURIES LATER (5000 B.C.)
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CHINESE AND THE EGYPTIANS
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ART OF CERAMICS BECAME A HOBBY FOR
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AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN
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MUSEUMS NOWADAYS CONTAIN
CERAMIC MATERIALS, AS A
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RECORD OF MAN’S CULTURE,
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MANY SIGNIFICANT NEW
DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN
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1920
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(RESISTANT
TO THE CHANGES IN THE TEMPERATURE),
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PURE OXIDE REFRACTORIES
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EXAMPLE OF PURE OXIDE REFRACTORY
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ALUMINUM OXIDE
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1925 THE PRODUCTION OF COMMON BRICKS REACHED
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7.6B
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IN 1924, FACE BRICKS ATTAINED HOW MUCH?
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2.5 B
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TOP 6 CHIEF MANUFACTURING STATES FOR CERAMIC INDUSTRIES
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OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW HERSEY
WEST VIRGINIA
CALIFORNIA
MISSOURI
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THREE MAIN RAW MATERIALS FOR CERAMIC
INDUSTRY:
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CLAY
FELDSPAR (SPAR)
SAND (FLINT)
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IMPURE HYDRATED ALUMINUM
SILICATES THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THE
WEATHERING OF IGNEOUS ROCKS
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CLAY
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ARE PRODUCED THROUGH THE
HYDROLYSIS OF WEATHERING REACTIONS
OF IGNEOUS ROCKS
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CLAY
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CLAY VARIES DEPENDING ON THE
CONTENT OF THE CLAY MINERAL.
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TRUE
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THE DIFFERENT CLAY MINERALS
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KAOLINITE 122 WHITE
BEIDELLITE 131 YELLOWISH
MONTMORILLONITE 141 PINKISH
HALLOYSITE 123 BLUISH
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ARE PLASTIC AND MOLDABLE WHEN SUFFICIENTLY FINELY PULVERIZED.
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CLAY
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WHEN CLAY IS BEING AIR-DRIED.
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WET, RIGID
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CLAY WHEN FIRED AT A SUITABLY HIGH TEMPERATURE.
VITREOUS
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SAME CLAY BODIES “MATURE” AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES
FALSE
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A TERM USED TO IDENTIFY THAT AT A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE, CLAY CAN BE
FORMULATED TO PRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS.
MATURE
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THE HIGHER A
CLAY BODY IS DESIGNED TO FIRE, THE MORE VITREOUS IT IS.
TRUE
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A VITREOUS CLAY IS MORE RESISTANT TO WATER ABSORPTION, WHICH IN TURN
CAN PREVENT DEFECTS AND CRACKING FROM HAPPENING.
TRUE
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IS A PROPERTY OF CLAY THAT ALLOWS IT TO CHANGE ITS SHAPE WITHOUT
RUPTURING EVEN AFTER PUTTING A GREATER AMOUNT OF FORCE .
PLASTICITY
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THE MOST BASIC CLAY MINERAL USED IN THE
CERAMIC INDUSTRY
KAOLINITE
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IT IS THE MOST
ABUNNDANT CLAY MINERAL OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES
(WIDELY USED IN POTTERY AS WELL).
KAOLINITE
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ARE BASED ON
MONTMORILLONITE CLAYS, THEY ARE USED TO SOME
EXTENT WHERE VERY HIGH PLASTICITY IS DESIRED.
BENTONITE CLAYS
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CLAYS DONT VARY AND HAVE A LOT OF IMPURITIES PRESENT.
FALSE
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WAY FOR US TO INCREASE THE CONTENT OF CLAY MINERALS IN
CLAYS
BENEFICIATION
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INCREASE CONTENT OF CLAY MINERALS WHILE DECREASING THE CONTENT OF QUARTZ
BENEFICIATION
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ALSO HELPS TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED
PARTICULAR SIZE AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF RAW MATERIALS.
BENEFICITION
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MAJORITY OF THE PROCESS OF BENEFICIATION OF CLAY CONSISTS OF
UNIT OPERATIONS
TRUE
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SIZE SEPARATION IS DONE BY
SCREENING OR SELECTIVE SETTLING FILTRATION OR DRYING
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ARE ADDED AS THE APPROPRIATE
ADDITIONAL AGENTS USED TO CONTROL THE COLLOIDAL PROPERTIES OF
CLAY.
SODIUM SILICATE AND ALUMINUM
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A GROUP OF ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS
THAT ALSO CONTAINS CALCIUM, SODIUM
AND POTASSIUM.
FELDSPAR
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MAKES UP MORE THAN HALF OF THE EARTH'S
CRUST.
FELDSPAR
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MOST COMMON MINERAL IN THE EARTH'S
CRUST.
FELDSPAR
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THE 3 COMMON TYPES OF FELDSPAR USED IN THE
CERAMIC INDUSTRY.
POTASH
SODA
LIME OR ANORTHITE
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MOST COMMON TYPE OF FELSPAR
POTASH
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IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE AS A FLUXING CONSTITUENT IN CERAMIC
FORMULAS
FELDSPAR
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THE PRESENCE OF FLUXES TENDS TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FORMATION
OF MULLITE AND INCREASES THE ATTAINMENT OF THE
EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
true
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(FORMS WHEN CLAY MINERALS ARE IN CONTANCT WITH EACH OTHER
AND UNDERGOES METAMORPHISM)
mullite
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fluxing agent
feldspar
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PROMOTES VITRIFICATION/ INCREASES THE
VITREOUS PROPERTY OF CLAY.
fluxing agent
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PROMOTES VITRIFICATION/ INCREASES THE
VITREOUS PROPERTY OF CLAY.
fluxing agent
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AS it MELTS AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, IT FORMS A GLASSY PHASE
CONDITION WHICH BONDS THE CERAMIC BODY AND FORMS THE BASIS OF THE CERAMIC
MATERIAL.
GLAZE
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A TYPE OF MINERAL THAT NATURALLY CONSIST OF SILICA/ QUARTZ OR SIO2.
SAND
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A SAND WITH______ SHOULD BE CHOSEN FOR THE
MANUFACTURING OF LIGHT-COLORED CERAMIC PRODUCTS.
A LOW IRON CONTENT
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FUSIBILITY OF KAOLINITE AND QUARTZ
REFRACTORY
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FUSIBILITY OF FELDSPAR
EASILY FUSIBLE BINDER
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HEATING TO FIRING
TEMPERATURES.
THESE TEMPERATURES MAY BE AS LOW
AS ____ TO AS HIGH AS ___
700°C
1300 TO 1400 C.
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DEHYDRATION IS ALSO CALLED
CHEMICAL WATER SMOKING
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DEHYDRATION TEMPERATURE
150 TO 650
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CALCINATION TEMP
600 TO 900
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OXIDATION OF FERROUS IRON AND ORGANIC MATTER
350 TO 900
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SILICATE FORMATION TEMP
900 AND ABOVE
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THE DEGREE OF REFRACTORINESS
OF A GIVEN PRODUCT IS DETERMINED BY THE
RELATIVE QUANTITIES OF ___________
REFRACTORY
OXIDES AND FLUXING OXIDES.
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THE PRINCIPAL REFRACTORY OXIDES:
SIO2, AL2O3, CAO, MGO , ZRO2, TIO2,
CR2O3, BEO
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THE PRINCIPAL FLUXING OXIDES:
NA2O,
K2O, B2O3, SNO2 AND SOME FLUORIDES.
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THE MOST ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF
ALL MATERIALS IS
CLAY
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BYPRODUCTS FROM HYDRATION OF CLAY
AMORPHOUS MIXTURE
OF ALUMINA AND SILICA.
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A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE ALUMINA CAN
BE EXTRACTED WITH ________ AT THIS STAGE.
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
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AS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE
AMORPHOUS ALUMINA (KAOLIN)
CHANGES TO 940 C, IT FORMS A
CRYSTALLINE FORM CALLED
“GAMMA
ALUMINA”
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AT ABOUT 1000 C, THE ALUMINA AND
SILICA COMBINE TO FORM
MULLITE
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AS THE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS TO MORE
THAN 1000 C, THE MULLITE IS
CONVERTED TO A CRYSTALLINE FORM
CALLED
CRISTOBALITE
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VARIOUS SILICATES AND ALUMINATES OF CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, AND
POSSIBLY THE ALKALI METALS MIGHT BE PRESENT IN THE FINAL CERAMIC PRODUCT
TRUE
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THE VITREOUS PHASE IMPARTS DESIRABLE PROPERTIES TO SOME
CERAMIC BODIES, LIKE
ACTING AS A BOND
IMPART TRANSLUCENCY IN CHINAWARE
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THE DEGREE
OF VITRIFICATION DEPENDS UPON
THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:
RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF REFRACTORY
AND FLUXING OXIDES IN THE
COMPOSITION
THE TEMPERATURE
THE TIME OF HEATING
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VARYING AMOUNT OF FLUXES, HEAT MODERATELY HIGH AND VARYING VITRIFICATION
WHITEWARES
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ABUNDANT FLUXES, HEAT AT LOW TEMP, LITTLE VITIRFICATION
HEAVY CLAY PRODUCTS
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LITTLE FLUXES, HIGH HEAT TEMP, LITTLE VITIRFIcation
refractories
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moderate flux, heat at high temp, complete vitri
glass
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very abundant flux, heat at moderate, complete vitri
enamels
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TERM FOR CERAMIC
PRODUCTS WHICH ARE USUALLY WHITE
AND OF FINE TEXTURE.
whitewares
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SELECTED GRADES OF CLAY
BONDED TOGETHER WITH VARYING
AMOUNTS OF FLUXES.
whitewares
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SOMETIMES CALLED SEMI-VITREOUS DINNERWARE, WHICH ARE POROUS AND
NON-TRANSLUCENT WITH A SOFT GLAZE.
earthware
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VITRIFIED TRANSLUCENT WARE WITH A MEDIUM GLAZE THAT CAN RESIST
ABRASION TO A DEGREE AND USED FOR NONTECHNICAL purposes
chinaware
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VITRIFIED
TRANSLUCENT WARE WITH A HARD GLAZE, AND CAN RESIST ABRASION TO
THE MAXIMUM DEGREE.
porcelain
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FORMERLY MADE FROM CLAY, USUALLY POROUS; HENCE, HAS VITREOUS
COMPOSITION, PREFIRED AND SIZED VITREOUS GROG IS SOMETIMES INCLUDED
WITH THE TRIAXIAL COMPOSITION.
sanitary ware
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ONE OF THE OLDEST OF CERAMIC WARES, WAS IN USE LONG BEFORE
PORCELAIN WAS DEVELOPED, REGARDED AS A CRUDE PORCELAIN MADE FROM
A POORER GRADE OF NOT CAREFULLY FABRICATED RAW MATERIALS.
stoneware
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CLASSIFIED AS FLOOR TILES, RESISTANT TO ABRASION, IMPERVIOUS TO
STAIN PENETRATIO, MAY BE GLAZED OR UNGLAZED, ALSO USED AS WALL TILES
WHICH HAVE A HARD, PERMANENT SURFACE AND COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS
AND TEXTURES.
whiteware tiles
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CLASSIFIED AS FLOOR TILES, RESISTANT TO ABRASION, IMPERVIOUS TO
STAIN PENETRATIO, MAY BE GLAZED OR UNGLAZED, ALSO USED AS WALL TILES
WHICH HAVE A HARD, PERMANENT SURFACE AND COME IN A VARIETY OF COLORS
AND TEXTURES.
whiteware tiles
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USED FOR PRODUCTION OF FINE-GRAINED
HIGHLY GLAZED INSULATORS FOR HIGH-
VOLTAGE SERVICE.
wet process porcelain
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PROCESS EMPLOYED FOR RAPID PRODUCTION
OF MORE OPEN-TEXTURED LOW-VOLTAGE
PIECES.
dry process porce
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NECESSARY FOR THE MAKING OF PIECES THAT
ARE EITHER TOO LARGE OR TOO INTRICATE
FOR THE OTHER TWO METHODS.
cast porce
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THE PRODUCTION OF TABLEWARE CONSISTS
OF MORE COMPLICATED PROCEDURES THAN
THE PRODUCTION OF PORCELAIN.
true
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porcelain are shaped by
throwing on the pooter's wheel
cast from the cast slip
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MASS PRODUCTION OF SIMPLE ROUND OBJECTS LIKE
CUPS, SAUCERS, OR PLATES, IS CARRIED OUT
ECONOMICALLY BY
jigging
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THE PLASTIC CLAY IS
PRESSED INTO OR ON A SINGLE REVOLVING MOLD.
jigging
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THE PROCESS OF VITRIFICATION FOR THE PRODUCTION
OF PORCELAIN IS DONE THROUGH A
one fire process
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the only unit process in the production of porce
(vitirification)
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IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT IN THE
PRODUCTION OF WHITEWARES.
glazing
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IS A THIN COATING OF GLASS THAT
IS MELTED AND IS APPLIED THE SURFACE OF
THE POROUS CERAMIC WARE.
glaze
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glazing naturally contains two ingre.
refractory mat and fluxes
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IS THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR THE FIRING OF
THE GLAZE INSIDE THE KILN.
glost firing
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LARGE SHAPES SHOULD BE PACKED IN THE
CENTER OF THE KILN TO AVOID UNEVEN
HEATING AND SHOULD BE FIRED MORE
SLOWLY THAN SMALL ONES.
true
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earthenware should be glazed between
1050 and 1100
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stoneware should be glazed between
1250 and 1300
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LOW-COST BUT VERY DURABLE PRODUCTS.
heavy clay products
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BRICK, FACE BRICK, TERRA COTTA,
SEWER PIPE, AND DRAIN TILE, ARE FREQUENTLY
MANUFACTURED FROM THE
CHEAPEST OF
COMMON CLAYS WITH OR WITHOUT ANY
GLAZING.
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PROCESS OF GLAZING IN SEWER PIPE
AND DRAIN TILE BY THROWING SALT UPON
THE KILN FIRE FOR IT TO REACT AND FORM THE
FUSIBLE COATING OR THE GLAZE.
salt glaze
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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF CLAY
PRODUCTS IS THE
building brick
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ARE THE STANDARD BRICK TYPE AND THE
MOST ABUNDANTLY USED BUILDING
MATERIAL IN MODERN CONSTRUCTION.
common bricks
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TENDS TO HAVE A MORE AESTHETICALLY
PLEASING APPEARANCE IN COMPARISON
WITH A COMMON BRIC, AS THEY ARE MORE
UNIFORM IN COLOR AND SMOOTHER IN
TEXTURE THAN THE COMMON BRICK.
face brick
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(MOST USED CLAY FOR BOTH
COMMON AND FACE BRICK)
red burning clay
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THree RAW MATERIALS FOR BUILDING BRICKS
red
white
budd
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FREEDOM FROM WARPING, ABSENCE OF SOLUBLE SALTS,
SUFFICIENT HARDNESS WHEN BURNED AT A MODERATE
TEMPERATURE, AND GENERAL UNIFORMITY IN COLOR
UPON BURNING.
face brick
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CONSIST OF MOLDING THE CLAY MIXTURE CONTAINING 20 TO 30 PERCENT WATER IN
MOLDS COATED WITH A THIN LAYER OF EITHER SAND OR WATER TO PREVENT STICKING.
SOFT-MUD PROCEDURE
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USUALLY MUCH EMPLOYED FOR FIREBRICK AND IS THE ANCIENT METHOD FOR MAKING
BUILDING BRICKS.
SOFT-MUD PROCEDURE
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THE CLAY IS JUST WET ENOUGH (12 TO 15 PER CENT) TO STICK TOGETHER WHEN WORKING.
THE CLAY IS FORCED OUT THROUGH A DIE IN A SCREW OR AUGER MACHINE (DRILLER)
STIFF-MUD PROCEDURE
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THE WATER CONTENT IS FROM 4 TO 7 PERCENT (USUALLY THE "AS-IS" CONDITION) WHICH
MAKES THE CLAY RELATIVELY NONPLASTIC.
dry process
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THE BRICK UNIT in dry process IS MOLDED AT PRESSURES AROUND
5 TONS PER SQ.
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THE GREATER PERCENTAGE OF CLAY WARE IS MADE BY
STIFF-MUD PROCESS.
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THE PROCESS OF REMOVING AIR FROM THE PUG MILL.
de-airing
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NOT ONLY ENSURES A MORE UNIFORM SHAPE BUT OVERCOMES THE
INTERNAL STRESSES SET UP BY THE EXTRUSION IN THE SCREW.
repressing
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THESE MOLDED BRICKS MAY BE STACKED_____ FT. HIGH WITHOUT DAMAGE BEFORE BEING
DRIED.
6 TO 10
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REFER TO MATERIALS
WHICH ARE USED TO WITHSTAND THE
THERMAL, CHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL
EFFECTS THAT ARE PRESENT IN FURNACE
PROCEDURES.
REFRACTORIES
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REFRACTORIES CAN BE LABELED AS
ACID, BASIC,
AND NEUTRAL.
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SEVERAL TYPES OF REFRACTORIES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A _______
SINGLE FURNACE,
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SILICA BRICKS ARE
ACID
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-MAGNESITE BRICKS ARE
STRONGLY BASIC
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-FIRE-CLAY BRICKS
NEUTRAL GROUP
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-IT IS USUALLY UNADVISABLE TO EMPLOY AN ACID BRICK IN CONTACT WITH
AN ALKALINE PRODUCT OR VICE VERSA
TRUE
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THE QUALITY OR DEGREE OF HAVING MINUTE SPACES OR HOLES THROUGH WHICH
LIQUID OR AIR MAY PASS.
POROSITY
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HIGHER THE POROSITY OF THE BRICK THE MORE EASILY IT IS
PENETRATED BY MOLTEN FLUXES AND GASSES.
TRUE
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-FOR A GIVEN CLASS OF BRICK, THOSE WITH THE LOWEST POROSITY HAVE THE
GREATEST STRENGTH, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, AND HEAT CAPACITY
TRUE
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THE POINT WHERE THE MOLECULES HOLDING THEIR BONDS TOGETHER BREAK APART
AND FORM A LIQUID.
FUSION POINT OR MELTING POINT
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IT MEASURE HEAT-WORK, THE EFFECT OF TIME, AND
TEMPERATURE.
PYROMETRIC CONES
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A FRACTURING OF A REFRACTORY BRICK OR BLOCK DUE TO UNEVEN HEAT
STRESSES OR COMPRESSION CAUSED BY HEAT.
SPALLING
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-REFRACTORIES USUALLY EXPAND WHEN HEATED
TRUE
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-THOSE THAT UNDERGO THE GREATEST EXPANSION AT THE
LEAST UNIFORM RATE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SPALLING
WHEN SUBJECTED TO RAPID COOLING AND HEATING
TRUE
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RESISTANCE TO ABRASION OR EROSION
STRENGTH
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USUALLY ONLY HAS A SLIGHT BEARING ON
STRENGTH AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
COLD STRENGTH
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THE COMPRESSIVE OR FLEXURAL STRENGTH
DETERMINED PRIOR TO FIRING.
COLD STRENGTH:
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BRICKS WITH THE LOWEST THERMAL EXPANSION AND COARSEST
TEXTURE ARE THE MOST RESISTANT TO RAPID THERMAL CHANGES AND
DEVELOP LESS STRAIN.
TRUE
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-THE DENSEST AND LEAST POROUS BRICKS HAVE THE HIGHEST
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
TRUE
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FURNACE HEAT CAPACITY DEPENDS UPON THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES OF THE REFRACTORY:
A) THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY,
B) THE SPECIFIC HEAT,
C) THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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THE LOW QUANTITY OF HEAT ABSORBED BY LIGHTWEIGHT BRICK WORKS AS AN
ADVANTAGE WHEN FURNACES ARE OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY,
TRUE
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-USUALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE PROPERTY TO PRODUCE IN
MANUFACTURE IS ,
HIGH BULK DENSITY
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FOR INSULATING REFRACTORIES, A POROUS STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED, WHICH MEANS
LOW DENSITY.
TRUE
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A MIXTURE IN WHICH THE PROPORTION OF COARSE AND FINE
PARTICLES IS ABOUT
55: 45,
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REAL FUNCTION OF MIXING IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL
SO AS TO THOROUGHLY COAT THE NONPLASTIC CONSTITUENTS.
TRUE
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A METHOD THAT IS PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR BATCHES THAT CONSISTS
PRIMARILY OF NONPLASTIC MATERIALS.
DRY-PRESS METHOD OF MOLDING
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IS USED TO REMOVE THE MOISTURE ADDED BEFORE MOLDING TO
DEVELOP PLASTICITY.
DRYING
150
-THE ELIMINATION OF WATER LEAVES VOIDS AND CAUSES HIGH SHRINKAGE
AND INTERNAL STRAINS.
TRUE
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-TWO IMPORTANT THINGS TAKE PLACE DURING BURNING:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERMANENT BOND BY PARTIAL VITRIFICATION OF
THE MIX,
2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF STABLE MINERAL FORMS FOR FUTURE SERVICE,
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CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE DURING BURNING ARE
HYDRATION
CALCINATION
OXIDATION
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DURING BURNING, VOLUME MAY SHRINK AS MUCH AS HOW MANY PERCENT?
30
PERCENT
154
THIS
SHRINKAGE MAY BE ELIMINATED DURING BURNING BY _________
PRESTABILIZATION OF THE MATERIALS USED.
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PERCENTAGE OF NON BASIC REFRACTORIES
95%
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ARE THE MOST WIDELY USED OF ALL AVAILABLE REFRACTORY MATERIALS,
SINCE THEY ARE WELL SUITED FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS.
FIRECLAY
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ARE THE LARGEST CONSUMERS OF REFRACTORIES FOR THE
LININGS OF BLAST FURNACES, STOVES, OPEN HEARTHS, AND OTHER FURNACES.
STEEL INDUSTRIES
158
CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 95 TO 96% SIO2 AND ABOUT 2% LIME
ADDED DURING GRINDING TO FURNISH THE BOND.
SILICA BRICK
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THEY HAVE A VERY HOMOGENEOUS TEXTURE, ARE FREE FROM AIR
POCKETS AND MOLDING DEFECTS, AND POSSESS LOW POROSITY.
SILICA BRICK
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THE IMPORTANT BASIC BRICKS ARE MADE FROM
MAGNESIA. CHROMITE. AND FORSTERITE.
TRUE
161
ARE MADE FROM DOMESTIC MAGNESITES OR MAGNESIA
EXTRACTED FROM BRINES
-MAGNESIA REFRACTORIES
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THE MOST STABLE SILICATE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
FORSTERITE,
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ARE MADE FROM NATURALLY
POROUS DIATOMACEOUS EARTH,
BACKING REFRACTORY BRICKS
164
, ARE SIMILAR IN COMPOSITION TO HEAVY BRICKS AND
OWE THEIR INSULATING VALUE TO THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE.
LIGHTWEIGHT REFRACTORIES
165
KNOWN TO HAVE GOOD:
-ALKALI CORROSION RESISTANCE,
-RESISTANCE TO THERMAL LOAD CAN WITHSTAND UP TO 1400C
-OXIDATION RESISTANCE,
-WEAR RESISTANCE,
-HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY,
-THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE
- EXTREMELY LOW ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY.
-ABRASION AND SPALLING.
SILICON CARBIDE
166
SILICON CARBIDE'S ABILITY TO ABSORB AND RELEASE HEAT RAPIDLY AND THEIR RESISTANCE TO
SPALLING UNDER REPEATED TEMPERATURE CHANGES MAKE THEM DESIRABLE FOR
_____________
RECUPERATORS.
167
-LIGHT WEIGHT (REDUCE FURNACE LOAD AND EXTEND FURNACE LIFE);
-LOW HEAT CAPACITY (LESS HEAT ABSORPTION AND RAPID TEMPERATURE RISE);
-LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (LESS HEAT LOSS);
-SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION (NO NEED TO LEAVE EXPANSION JOINTS);
-WIDE RANGE OF USE;
-THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE;
-RESISTANCE TO MECHANICAL VIBRATION (WITH FLEXIBILITY AND ELASTICITY);
-GOOD SOUND INSULATION PERFORMANCE (REDUCE NOISE POLLUTION);
ALUMINUM SILICATE
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ALSO KNOWN AS "PORCELAIN
ENAMEL"
VITREOUS ENAMEL
169
IS A SMOOTH, GLASSY, AND
DURABLE SURFACE THAT IS FUSED AT
TEMPERATURES HIGHER THAN 800 C
VITREOUS ENAMEL
170
THE VITREOUS ENAMEL PROCESS STARTS
WITH SMALL PIECES OF GLASS CALLED
“FRIT”
171
COLOURED OXIDE IS ALSO CALLED ?
(PIGMENT)
172
ACTS AS THE
GRINDING AND MIXING
MECHANISM IN VITEROUS ENAMEL PRODUCTION UNTIL THE ENAMEL REACHES A LIQUID STATE
ROTATING BARREL
173
THIS LIQUID ENAMEL
COATING CAN THEN BE APPLIED TO
A SUBSTRATE SUCH AS
STEEL AND CAST IRON
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TO CREATE A SMOOTH FINISH IN COATING OF ENAMEL TO A SUBSTRATE, USE WHAT?
A SPRAY GUN
