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Here you will find the definitions to technical terms that relate to the
tile industry. Please use the alphabet buttons below to jump down through the
term list, or enter a keyword into the "Search" box to find terms and/or definitions containing your search string. |
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| Kaolin (china clay) |
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A refractory clay consisting essentially of minerals of the kaolin group and which fires to a white or nearly white color. (ASTM C 242).
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| Keene's cement |
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A cement composed of finely ground, anhydrous, calcined gypsum, the set of which is accelerated by the addition of other materials.
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| Knockings |
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The oversize residue obtained in screening a ceramic slip. (ASTM C 242).
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| Kyanite (A12 03 ' Si 02 |
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The most abundant of the mineral polymorphs that include andalusite and sillimanite. Kyanite is used as a source of mullite in ceramics. (ASTM C 21)
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