Ceramic Terms Definitions

The removing of wares from a kiln.

Ceramic terms definitions. Students work in groups to match the word with the definition. The composition if clay particles renders a plastic quality which means it deforms under pressure and retains a new. Some elements such as carbon or silicon may be considered ceramics ceramic materials are brittle hard strong in compression and weak in shearing and tension. Objects made from clay or other combinations of minerals fired at high temperature.

See also claybody glaze fit high temp glaze intermediate glaze low temp glaze. There are 16 definitions included but of course you can pick and choose which ones you use. A natural material extracted from the earth s crust. A glass coating on a ceramic piece.

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. E mail us and we ll add it to the page. Bat a slab on which clay is handled typically a circle piece that can be attached to a pottery wheel head. Transparent glaze transmits light clearly.

A shiny reflective surface. 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.

They withstand chemical erosion that occurs in other materials subjected to acidic or caustic environments. Basic ceramic terms ceramics. A heating chamber for maturing clay and glazes. Ceramic insulating material composed of spun kaolin fibers available in blanket form braided tape rigid board and tubular flue liners.

Highest insulating rating of standard refractories but can release carcinogenic fibers. A ceramic material is an inorganic non metallic often crystalline oxide nitride or carbide material. Need some definitions or descriptions of certain key ceramic terms. Definitions in wiktionary are noted as w.

Just print and laminate the sheets cut them out and then in half and you re good to go. Walker ceramics australia 5 mclellan st bayswater vic australia 3153 ph. Check them out here on our ceramic vocabulary web page. 30 456 822 810.

This resource is a fantastic starter activity to consolidate the learning of ceramic terms. Vitrification the firing of pottery to the point of glossification. 61 3 8761 6322 fax. Throwing creating ceramic shapes on the potter s wheel.

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. Creation of an object out of clay. Stoneware all ceramic wear fired between 2 100 and 2 300 degrees.