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Kaolin is the main type of clay in porcelain. Bone china is a porcelain body that has an inclusion of bone ash, calcined animal bone (calcium phosphate), which adds hardness and translucency.
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∙ 11y ago... is called Kaolin or china clay.
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Is clay a toy?
Clay is used to make potuary. play-do is like clay, but for children.
What kind of clay do you use for clay animation?
you can use modeling clay, well at least that is what i used
What can clay not be used for?
Clay cannot be used for many things. One of the main things clay cannot be used for is eating as it is bad for our bodies but clay is also bad for us as it gives of nasty particles that stick to your chest and effect your breathig.
Why is porcelain different from other types of pottery?
Well porcelain is made from a very fine white clay called china clay or kaolinite. 1400°C is used when firing it. However, many modern ceramic materials are not made from clay, instead they are produced from silicon and zirconium compounds, zirconia (ZrO ) or silicon nitride (Si3N4)I really hope that helps ;)
Why is clay used in pottery?
Soft clay must be used on a potter's wheel to create pottery, and then fired in a pottery oven ADDED: It's pretty much clay-ware by the definition of "pottery"! :-) It's used because it has particular qualities that allow it to be shaped and fused by heat to produce articles that are functional, decorative - or both - in their own characteristic ways.
What is the white clay used in manufacturing paper?
kaolin :D
Does paper contain clay?
Some types of paper (the glossy kind used for magazines) are coated with a type of clay. Regular typing or printer paper, however, does not contain clay.
What clay is used for brick?
Clay which is free from impurities like foreign matters, vegetation, stones,etc.,It should be free from saline deposits.Mostly red clay is used in brick manufacturing.
What is white paper?
White paper is a sheet of paper that is completely white and is mostly used for printers.
Why was the oldest map drawn on a tablet of clay?
Paper had not been invented and clay was the only thing used.
Who invented the notepad?
Notepads were used by scribes in ancient Rome. They were clay and not paper.
Is manufacturing paper a base or acid?
There are both basic and acidic paper making processes. Different ones are used for different grades of paper.
What type rock is kaolin?
Kaolinite is a clay mineral in white or gray. It is a common mineral that is largely use in paper production.
Was paper Mache used for ancient sculpture?
No. Marble was the primary material or clay and bronze.
What is A fine white clay used in the making of bone china?
Kaolin
Fine white clay used in the manufacture of bone china?
Kaolin
What is the white stuff inside of a light bulb?
Its just clay, Kaolin to be exact which is used in ceramics, medicine, coated paper, as a food additive in toothpaste,also used in cosmetics, and of course a light diffusing material in white incandescent light bulbs, not toxic in the least bit.
