Difference between revisions of "Bone china clay"
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Used for making bone chinaware. | Used for making bone chinaware. | ||
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| + | ==Uses for bone china clay== | ||
| + | Porcelain clay can be used to make: | ||
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| + | * [[bone china bowl]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china cup]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china doll with cotton clothes]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china mug]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china plate]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china spoon]] | ||
| + | * [[bone china teapot]] | ||
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| + | == Real World Context == | ||
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_china Bone china] is a type of translucent "[[porcelain clay|porcelain]]" substitute that is composed of [[bone ash]] along with minerals like feldspar, and a type of clay called kaolin (Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>). It is stronger than traditional porcelain, having very high mechanical and physical strength and chip resistance, and is known for its high levels of whiteness and translucency. This allows thinner cross-sections than other types of porcelain. Like [[earthenware mug#Real World Context|stoneware]] it is vitrified, but is translucent due to differing mineral properties. | ||
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| + | In the UK, references to "china" or "porcelain" can refer to bone china, and "English porcelain" has been used as a term for it, both in the UK and around the world. | ||
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Made by mixing bone ash, stone and clay on a stone table.
Used for making bone chinaware.
Uses for bone china clay
Porcelain clay can be used to make:
- bone china bowl
- bone china cup
- bone china doll with cotton clothes
- bone china mug
- bone china plate
- bone china spoon
- bone china teapot
Real World Context
Bone china is a type of translucent "porcelain" substitute that is composed of bone ash along with minerals like feldspar, and a type of clay called kaolin (Al2Si2O5(OH)4). It is stronger than traditional porcelain, having very high mechanical and physical strength and chip resistance, and is known for its high levels of whiteness and translucency. This allows thinner cross-sections than other types of porcelain. Like stoneware it is vitrified, but is translucent due to differing mineral properties.
In the UK, references to "china" or "porcelain" can refer to bone china, and "English porcelain" has been used as a term for it, both in the UK and around the world.
