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Which products are included among traditional ceramics?

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Stages in the slip casting of a thin-walled whiteware container. Clay powder is mixed in water together with a dispersing agent, which keeps the clay particles suspended evenly throughout the clay-water slurry, or slip. The slip is poured into a plaster mold, where water is drawn out by capillary action and a cast is formed by the deposition of clay particles on the inner surfaces of the mold. The remaining slip is drained, and the cast is allowed to dry partially before the drain hole is plugged and the mold separated. The unfinished ware is given a final drying in an oven before it is fired into a finished product.
traditional ceramics Stages in the slip casting of a thin-walled whiteware container. Clay powder is mixed in water together with a dispersing agent, which keeps the clay particles suspended evenly throughout the clay-water slurry, or slip. The slip is poured into a plaster mold, where water is drawn out by capillary action and a cast is formed by the deposition of clay particles on the inner surfaces of the mold. The remaining slip is drained, and the cast is allowed to dry partially before the drain hole is plugged and the mold separated. The unfinished ware is given a final drying in an oven before it is fired into a finished product.

Traditional ceramics are materials derived from common, naturally occurring raw materialsā€”primarily clay, silica, and feldsparā€”and processed using methods that have been practiced for centuries. These products are manufactured in large quantities and constitute the bulk of global ceramics sales.12

Common products included among traditional ceramics are:

  • Tableware: Such as china.1
  • Structural Clay Products: Including building brick, paving brick, terra-cotta facing tile, roofing tile, and drainage pipe.13
  • Industrial Materials: Such as industrial abrasives and refractory linings.1
  • Construction Materials: Including portland cement.1

These items are distinguished from advanced ceramics by their reliance on natural precursors and relatively minimal alteration from their original state during fabrication.4