Ceramic Terms Definitions

Transparent glaze transmits light clearly.

Ceramic terms definitions.

Basic ceramic terms ceramics. A heating chamber for maturing clay and glazes. Terms in this set 38 ceramics. Walker ceramics australia 5 mclellan st bayswater vic australia 3153 ph.

Definitions in wiktionary are noted as w. A glass coating on a ceramic piece. Stoneware all ceramic wear fired between 2 100 and 2 300 degrees. Highest insulating rating of standard refractories but can release carcinogenic fibers.

The removing of wares from a kiln. They withstand chemical erosion that occurs in other materials subjected to acidic or caustic environments. Throwing creating ceramic shapes on the potter s wheel. Don t see a word you need to know or understand.

Bat a slab on which clay is handled typically a circle piece that can be attached to a pottery wheel head. The uppermost part of a pot. A natural material extracted from the earth s crust. A ceramic material is an inorganic non metallic often crystalline oxide nitride or carbide material.

E mail us and we ll add it to the page. Wedging a method of kneading clay to make it homogenous by cutting and rolling. This is a list of pottery and ceramic terms. 61 3 8761 6344 a b n.

Just print and laminate the sheets cut them out and then in half and you re good to go. When purchasing ceramic pieces it is important to consider the type of glaze in terms of food safety durability and fit with the underlying claybody. Ceramic insulating material composed of spun kaolin fibers available in blanket form braided tape rigid board and tubular flue liners. 30 456 822 810.

Students work in groups to match the word with the definition. There are 16 definitions included but of course you can pick and choose which ones you use. The composition if clay particles renders a plastic quality which means it deforms under pressure and retains a new. 61 3 8761 6322 fax.

A class of ceramic artifacts in which clay is formed into containers by hand or in molds or with a potter s wheel often decorated and fired. Creation of an object out of clay. A shiny reflective surface. Vitrification the firing of pottery to the point of glossification.

Objects made from clay or other combinations of minerals fired at high temperature. This resource is a fantastic starter activity to consolidate the learning of ceramic terms. Need some definitions or descriptions of certain key ceramic terms.