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hard paste porcelain [2 records]

Record 1 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
CONT

The secret of true, or hard, porcelain ... was not discovered until about 1707 in Saxony .... The terms soft and hard porcelain refer to the soft firing (about 2,200 °F, or 1,200 °C) necessary for the first, and the hard firing (about 2,650 °F, or 1,450 °C) necessary for the second. By coincidence they apply also to the physical properties of the two substances: for example, soft porcelain can be cut with a file, whereas hard porcelain cannot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines
CONT

La porcelaine dure est composée de trois constituants essentiels [...] : une argile blanche [...], un fondant [...], et du quartz [...] La pièce obtenue [...] est [...] revêtue d'une couverte feldspathique et cuite avec elle à haute température (1250 à 1450 °C). Cette couverte acquiert ainsi de la dureté et n'est plus rayable par l'acier.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines

Spanish

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