7. Glossary
Anorthite
Calcium feldspar, an aluminum and calcium silicate CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 . In ceramics, it is a newly formed phase, often associated with gehlenite, which forms when formulations containing high levels of calcium are fired, such as in earthenware and terracotta. It is also a rock that can be used as a raw material in certain earthenware or enamel formulations.
Body
This word encompasses in ceramics very wide different meanings to describe the ceramic along the different stages of its manufacturing
Before shaping (in this article, we speak of “ceramic body”), it is the feed entering the shaping process. According to this process it...
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