Water is used as a carrier medium in practically all porcelain processes appropriate to insulators. Its function is to allow intimate blending of the main constituents, respectively ball clay, china clay, felspar and quartz. The significant difference arises in the stage at which the water is removed.

Inspec keywords: porcelain; insulating materials; wetting; insulators

Other keywords: felspar; china clay; ball clay; intimate blending; insulators; quartz; wet-process porcelain

Subjects: Ceramics and refractories (engineering materials science)