IIT BHU Syllabus

Ceramic Whitewares

 

Ceramic Whitewares  

Effect of size, shape, texture, physical properties and chemical composition of raw materials on whitewares. Factors

which influence the porosity, water absorption, strength, colour of whiteware bodies. Compositions of triaxial and other

whitewares. Firing and temperature control. Grain growth, sintering, vetrification and microstructure of whitewares.

Modern trends in firing of whitewares. Strength of porcelain insulators, factors affecting breakdown of high and low

voltage insulators. Body preparation; role of synthetic steatite, cordierite in ceramic bodies. Manufacture properties and

uses of bone china, chemical porcelain, sanitary wares,  electrical porcelain. Defects in whiteware bodies caused by

thermal expansion. Ceramic glazes, their properties and uses. Ceramic colours and decoration. Recent developments

and control, techniques as applied to whiteware processes.

 

Effect of size, shape, texture, physical properties and chemical composition of raw materials on whitewares. Factors

which influence the porosity, water absorption, strength, colour of whiteware bodies. Compositions of triaxial and other

whitewares. Firing and temperature control. Grain growth, sintering, vetrification and microstructure of whitewares.

Modern trends in firing of whitewares. Strength of porcelain insulators, factors affecting breakdown of high and low

voltage insulators. Body preparation; role of synthetic steatite, cordierite in ceramic bodies. Manufacture properties and

uses of bone china, chemical porcelain, sanitary wares,  electrical porcelain. Defects in whiteware bodies caused by

thermal expansion. Ceramic glazes, their properties and uses. Ceramic colours and decoration. Recent developments

and control, techniques as applied to whiteware processes.