Porcelain Tile NJ
Porcelain Tile
Porcelain is a hard ceramic substance
made by heating at high temperature selected and refined materials
often including clay. Porcelain clay when mixed with water forms a
plastic paste which can be worked to a required shape or form that
is hardened and made permanent by firing in a kiln at temperatures
of about 2500 degrees Fahrenheit.
The toughness, strength and
translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass
at high temperatures within the clay body. Porcelain properties
include those of low permeability, high strength, hardness,
glassiness, durability, whiteness, translucence, resonance,
brittleness, high resistance to the passage of electricity, high
resistance to chemical attack, high resistance to thermal shock and
high elasticity.
The earliest porcelains originated in China. Today porcelain is used
in many situations from false teeth, fine art and let’s not forget,
beautiful tile.
 
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