Porcelain
material · 600 · Middle Ages
Fine ceramics made from kaolin (China; Meissen in 1708).
Principles and materials it uses
- Kaolin — is made of. Kaolin.
Where it is used
- Insulator — is material for. Porcelain insulators.
- Ceramic capacitor — is material for. A ceramic dielectric.
- Dentures — is material for. Porcelain teeth.
- Doll — is material for. Porcelain dolls.
- Composite armour — is material for. Ceramic layers.
- Flush toilet — is material for. Toilet bowls are earthenware and porcelain.
- Light switch — is material for. The body is porcelain.
- Fuse — is material for. The body is porcelain.
- Spark plug — is material for. The insulator is ceramic.
- Power socket — is material for. The body is ceramic, later plastic.
- Multicooker — is material for. The bowl is ceramic.
What it is a kind of
- Pottery — is a kind of. Ceramics.