Ceramic Handbook
Topic outline
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CERAMIC MATERIALS
1. Clay
1.1 Different Clay Bodies and Plasticity
1.1.1 Plastic clay
1.1.2 Casting-slip
1.2 Raw materials in ceramic production
1.2.1 Plastic raw materials
1.2.2 Non-plastic raw materials
2. Ceramics
2.1 Grouping of ceramics
3. Glaze
3.1 Raw materials used in the glaze
3.2 Properties of glazes
3.3 Glaze-making
3.4 Glazing techniques
3.5 Ceramic clay-based coatings
3.6 Glazing at different stages of production
4. Ceramic colors
4.1 Metal oxides
4.2 Colored stains
5. Chemistry of ceramics
5.1 Classification of oxides
5.2 Empirical formula
5.3 Making your own glaze test kit
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FROM CLAY TO CERAMICS AND CERAMIC FIRING
1. Changes in ceramics caused by firing
2. Progression of firing in stages2.1 Measurement of firing temperature
3. Bisque firing and glazing firing
4. Different firing methods
4.1. Firing Atmospheres
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CERAMIC TECHNIQUES
1. Hand-building
1.1 Coiling technique
1.2 Slab-building technique
2. Small series
2.1 Wheel Throwing
2.2 Pressing
2.3 Jiggering
2.4 Slip-casting
3. Industrial
3.1 Slip-casting
3.2 Jiggering
3.3 Compression
4. 3D printing techniques
5. Mold techniques
5.1 Mold-making
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STUDIO PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT
1. Kilns and firing pg
1.1 Electric kiln firing
1.2 Kiln programming and loading
1.2.1 Kiln loading structure and safety
1.2.2 Pyrometric cones
1.3 Important stages of firing and temperatures
1.3.1 Quartz inversion
1.3.2 Cristobalite
1.3.3 Dunting or cooling cracks
1.4 Different types of kilns and atmospheric firings
1.4.1 Gas 14
1.4.2 Atmospheric firing
1.4.3 Wood
2. Other equipment and tools
2.1 Clay preparation and production
2.1.1 Pug mill
2.1.2 Extruder
2.1.3 Slab roller
2.1.4 Pottery wheel
2.1.5 Slip-mixer
2.1.6 Jigger
2.2 Glaze preparation and glazing equipment
2.2.1 Spray booth
2.2.2 Ball mill
2.3 Plaster modeling
2.3.1 Plaster wheel
2.3.2 Plaster lathe
3. Health and Safety
3.1 Kilns
3.1.1 Heat and PPE (personal protection equipment)
3.1.2 Hazardous kiln gases
3.2 Interview with Keracomp
3.3 Clay and glazes - dust, food-safety, and hazardous materials
3.3.1 Dust and healthy studio practices
3.3.2 Food safety
3.3.3 M/SDS safety sheets
3.4 Plaster
3.5 Studio equipment
4. Recycling material
4.1 Recycling clay
4.2 Recycling glaze
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