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ARGILE PLASTIQUE CERAMIQUES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Ceramic Raw Materials
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Pottery
DEF

A clay used in ceramics that is characterized by strong binding properties, a tendency to ball, and excellent plasticity.

OBS

[This is a] sedimentary clay [which contains] kaolin, mica, other minerals, and organic matter.

OBS

Ball clay is a type of "plastic clay," which is a more general term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matières premières céramiques
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Poteries
DEF

Argile sédimentaire, très plastique, à grain fin, que l'on ajoute habituellement aux argiles moins plastiques.

CONT

[...] selon leurs utilisations, on distingue les argiles plastiques pour les céramiques et les argiles smectiques ou terre à foulon, caractérisées par une grande plasticité et un pouvoir absorbant remarquable [...]

OBS

[...] l'argile figuline [...] n'est qu'une modification grossière de l'argile plastique [...]

OBS

Désigne des roches contenant avec quelques impuretés, des minéraux de la famille du kaolin.

Spanish

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