Ceramic materials

Ceramic materials

1. GENERAL PROPERTIES

   • are made from clay
     • It can be shaped very easily

2. HOW CERAMICS MATERIALS ARE MADE

   • Preparation
   • Mixing
   • Shaping
   • Drying
   • To create ceramic materials, clay is processed in the following way:
   • Decoration
   • Firing

3. CLASSIFICATION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS

   • Bricks, roof tiles, and pottery such as jars, vases, flower pots and jugs.
     • Crockery, decorative objects and bathroom tiles.
       • Blast furnace linings, electrical and electronic components.
         • Very hard, durable tiles, tubes and bricks.
           • Tableware, decorative objects, bathroom fixtures, laboratory materials for the chemical industry.
     • Uses
   • Terracotta
     • Earthenware
       • Refractory ceramics
         • Stoneware
           • Porcelain
     • Types