Oversize particles in a typical manufactured porcelain body

Friday 9th January 2015

Example of the oversize particles from a 100 gram wet insight-live.com/glossary/80">sieve analysis test of a powdered sample of a porcelain body made from North American refined materials. Although these materials are sold as 200 mesh, that designation does not mean that there are no particles coarser than 200 mesh. Here there are significant numbers of particles on the 100 and even 70 mesh screens. These contain some darker particles that could produce fired specks (if they are iron and not lignite); that goodness in this case they do not. Oversize particle is a fact of life in bodies made from refined materials and used by potters and hobbyists. Industrial manufacturers (e.g. tile, tableware, sanitaryware) commonly process the materials further, slurrying them and screening or ball milling; this is done to guarantee defect-free glazed surfaces.

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SIEV Sieve Analysis 35-325 Wet, Specking on Ceramic Ware, Particle Size Distribution, Pinholing, Bisque, Carbon Burnout, Sanitary ware

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