Hi aeh5a2,
Here you go -
1) Technical Information
PEI 501 - Appearance Properties
PEI 502 - Mechanical and Physical Properties
PEI 503 - Resistance to Corrosion
PEI 504 - High Temperature Properties
PEI 505 - Electrical Properties
http://www.porcelainenamel.com/props.htm
2) Types of Clays, Geologic Origins, Working Properties:
http://netra.glendale.cc.ca.us/ceramics/clay.html
3) About Porcelain:
* What is porcelain?
* Are there different types of porcelain?
* What is hard porcelain?
* What is soft porcelain, also known as bone china?
* What is bisque porcelain, also known as biscuit porcelain?
* How strong is porcelain?
* What does translucence mean?
* Does porcelain age?
* What does porcelain consist of?
* How are the different pieces of porcelain produced?
* When and why is porcelain annealed?
* How is glaze applied to porcelain?
* How is porcelain fired?
* Why does a piece of porcelain have rough patches?
* What is in-glaze?
* What is on-glaze?
* How long does porcelain decoration last?
* What does "staffage" mean?
* What makes porcelain the ideal tableware?
http://www.kaiser-porzellan.com/englisch/wissen.htm
4) A History of Porcelain:
Oriental porcelain.
"The Chinese probably made the first true porcelain during the Tang
dynasty (618-907). The techniques for combining the proper ingredients
and firing the mixture at extremely high temperatures gradually
developed out of the manufacture of stoneware. During the Song dynasty
(960-1279), Chinese emperors started royal factories to produce
porcelain for their palaces. Since the 1300's, most Chinese porcelain
has been made in the city of Jingdezhen."...
European porcelain.
"As early as the 1100's, traders brought Chinese porcelain to Europe,
where it became greatly admired. However, it was so rare and expensive
that only wealthy people could afford it."...
French porcelain.
"France became famous during the 1700's as the leading producer of
soft-paste porcelain. The first factories were established at Rouen,
St. Cloud, Lille, and Chantilly."...
German porcelain.
"A German chemist named Johann Friedrich Bottger discovered the secret
of making hard-paste porcelain in 1708 or 1709. This discovery led to
the establishment of a porcelain factory in Meissen in 1710. Meissen
porcelain is sometimes called Dresden because Bottger first worked
near the city. For nearly a century, it surpassed in quality all other
hard-paste porcelain made in Europe."...
English porcelain.
"England is well known as the center for the production of bone china.
Before the invention of bone china, the English manufactured fine
soft-paste porcelain at Chelsea, Bow, and Derby. Most of this English
porcelain was styled after Oriental and Continental designs."...
Modern porcelain.
"Technical advances enabled the porcelain industry to produce
porcelain in large quantities. Today, extensive porcelain making is
carried out in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Some notable
examples of fine contemporary porcelain are American Lenox, German
Rosenthal, and Japanese Noritake. "...
http://www.artistictile.net/pages/Info/Info_Porcelain.html
5) Porcelain Enamel Basic Properties [or why there will always be a
market for Porcelain!]:
- Sanitary Surface - The hard dense surface is an excellent barrier to
odor and bacteria.
- Easy to Clean - The unique hardness and abrasion resistance make PE
easy to clean with mild cleaning solutions and little effort.
- Scratch & Abrasion Resistant - PE is substantially more scratch &
abrasion resistant than the hardest organic coating due to its
hardness, high gloss and surface lubricity.
- Chemical Resistant - The impervious surface is highly resistant to
acids, alkalis, water, solvents, oils, UV light, salt and soil
corrosion.
- Corrosion Resistant - Excellent resistance to corrosive industrial
atmospheres, salt, air, gas and smoke.
- Graffiti Proof - High gloss and surface lubricity allows graffiti to
be wiped off.
- Flame Proof - PE is able to withstand intermittent or long-term heat
without changing physical, chemical or appearance properties.
- Color Stable - PE provides a permanent lifetime finish in an
unusually broad color spectrum. Used as a physical color standard for
the ink, paint, plastics and textile industries.
- Inorganic - Made from nontoxic, inert, inorganic oxides.
- Environmentally Friendly - Reclaimable at 95%+ in powder form and
requires no solvents. PE coated parts are easily recycled.
- Weather Resistant - Glossy, acid resistant porcelain enamel has
shown no change in color or gloss after 15 years of exposure. PE will
not peel, blister, or delaminate from the metal surface if applied
correctly.
http://www.ferro.com/Our+Products/Porcelain+Enamel/Products+and+Markets/Porcelain+Enamel/Porcelain+Enamel+Basic+Properties.htm
6) Interesting Facts or annedotal information.
The Great Porcelain Experiment:
"In the 1930s TVA was prepared to try anything to get the region back
on its feet-even turning Tennessee Valley clay into fine porcelain."
http://www.tva.gov/heritage/porcelain/
"The Buick, first automobile manufactured by the General Motors
Corporation, was actually built by a man named David Buick. Buick, a
plumber by trade, also invented a process whereby porcelain could be
annealed onto iron, hence making possible the production of the white
porcelain bathtub."
http://www.skygaze.com/content/facts/automobiles.shtml
"Johannes Gutenberg was not the first man to produce a book printed
with movable type. Printed books were made in China five hundred years
before their appearance in Europe. These books were set in movable
type made with metal or porcelain characters, were printed on paper
(which also was invented in China centuries before it reached the
West), and were bound in a manner much like contemporary volumes,
complete with title page and cover."
http://www.skygaze.com/content/facts/books.shtml
NOLAN RYAN - 1968 Topps ROOKIE - R&N China ceramic card
'Worldest Thinnest Porcelain' baseball card.
http://www.baseball-cards.com/vintage/cat-o.htm
Porcelain Monophonic Ringtone:
http://download.yacapa.com/download/17594.html
Additional Links of Interest:
Ancient Porcelain:
This article accompanies the textbook The Real World of Chemistry 6th
ed by Lois Fruen Kendall/Hunt Publishing ISBN 0-7872-9677-5
http://realscience.breckschool.org/upper/fruen/files/Enrichmentarticles/files/Porcelain/Porcelain.html
A Brief History of Porcelain Insulators:
http://www.insulators.com/porcelain/history.htm
I hope this is what you are looking for. If you have any questions or
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Thank you,
hummer
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