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Porcelain—Raw Materials, Processing, Phase Evolution, and Mechanical Behavior
Author(s) -
Carty William M.,
Senapati Udayan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02290.x
Subject(s) - raw material , materials science , quartz , microstructure , ceramic , materials processing , foundation (evidence) , feldspar , phase (matter) , composite material , metallurgy , mineralogy , geology , process engineering , engineering , archaeology , chemistry , organic chemistry , history
Porcelain represents the foundation of the ceramics discipline and one of the most complex ceramic materials. Composed primarily of clay, feldspar, and quartz, porcelains are heat‐treated to form a mixture of glass and crystalline phases. This review focuses on raw materials, processing, heat treatment, and mechanical behavior. Because of the complexities of the porcelain system and despite the substantial amount of research already conducted within the field, there remain significant opportunities for research and study, particularly in the areas of raw material understanding, processing science, and phase and microstructure evolution.