Porcelain

Name:
Porcelain
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	potassium aluminum silicate
M Formula:	(4K2O•Al2O3•3SiO2)
Properties:
High impact strength, impermeable to liquids and gases, resistant to chemicals except hydrogen fluoride and hot, strong caustic solutions, usable up to 1093C but subject to heat shock. D 2.41, Mohs hardness 6–7, compression strength 100,000 psi.
Grade:
Chemical and electrical.
Use:
Reaction vessels, spark plugs, electrical resistors, electron tubes, corrosion-resistant equipment, ball mills and grinders, food-processing equipment, piping, valves, pumps, tower packing, laboratory ware.

See ceramics; Porcelain Enamel; Porcelain, Zircon.