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What are the differences between Bone china and Ceramics?

bone china tableware

Among the daily necessities, many ceramic tableware, coffee & tea sets, coffee cups and saucers, ceramic vases, and various exquisite handicrafts are made of ceramics. It can be seen that ceramics are inseparable from our lives. And you will find that when we understand or buy ceramic tableware sets, we will learn the word “bone china”. Welcome to check here YDY Porcelain

In fact, bone china is a small category of ceramics, and bone china is one of the materials of ceramics. But china does not mean China, it is just a name given by the British. Because bone china was originally a kind of porcelain invented by the British. Bone china is a kind of porcelain made of animal bone charcoal, clay, feldspar and quartz as basic raw materials, and is fired twice by high-temperature bisque firing and low-temperature glaze firing. Simply put, it is fired by adding animal bone powder to clay. Its texture is light, translucent and smooth, and the high-quality bone china tableware set has a particularly high light transmittance. Under the light, the entire porcelain will have a very shocking visual effect.

Health and Art on the Dining Table Bone china vs Ceramics?

Distinction

1. Raw materials

White porcelain: kaolin, porcelain stone, and a small amount of lime.

Bone china: bone meal, clay, and a small amount of quartz.

2. Firing temperature

White porcelain: 1380 degrees

Bone china: about 1200 degrees

3. Appearance

White porcelain: ivory white

Bone china: pearl white

4. Sound

White porcelain: can be used as a musical instrument, the sound is very crisp and short-lasting

Bone china: similar to the sound of temple bells, very crisp and pleasant, with a long echo time

5. Heat conductivity

The heat conductivity of white porcelain is slower than that of bone china. For example, the small cups and saucers of Chinese Kung Fu tea are very hot. So we often see that in ceramic tableware, bone china bowls are generally with high feet, so that it is not easy to be too hot to pick up when eating, which is convenient for eating.