Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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Ceramics

A set of formulas giving ideal ranges of glaze oxides which can be present in glaze unity formulas at different firing temperatures. Used in conjunction with glaze calculation to predict or evaluate ...

ash-slagging

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Heavy deposition of fly-ash onto surface of wares, furniture, and kiln interior in a wood kiln.

line blend

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Method for testing glaze materials, where proportional amounts vary through a series of samples between two limits. May involve change in a glaze material, or addition of a colorant or modifier. See ...

assisted technology

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Studio high-production technologies adapted from industry, such as slip-casting, jiggering, and ram-pressing.

lithograph

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A method of decoration involving transfers.Allows fine detailed printing.

atmospheric burner

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A gas burner which utilizes the effect of gas escaping from the orifice to entrain primary-air, without the need for a mechanical blower.

loss on ignition

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The fraction of any material which volatizes and outgases during firing - includes carbonates, sulfates, nitrates, organic contamination, and chemically combined water.