Porcelain has been described as being completely vitrified hard impermeable even before glazing white or artificially coloured translucent except when of considerable thickness and resonant.
Do ceramic materials have a hard trait.
Ceramic materials are brittle hard strong in compression and weak in shearing and tension.
Additives include a binding agent to hold the powder together after compaction and a release agent to enable a compacted component to be easily removed from the compaction die.
They withstand chemical erosion that occurs in other materials subjected to acidic or caustic environments.
Ceramic powder consists of ceramic particles and additives that improve a powder s ease of use during component fabrication.
Ceramics generally can withstand very high temperatures ranging from 1 000 c to 1 600 c 1 800 f to 3 000 f.
Ceramics are strong in compression and weak in shearing and tension which make them challenging to saw grind lap and polish.
They typically possess high melting points low electrical and thermal conductivity values and high compressive strengths.
Michael pfeifer in materials enabled designs 2009.
Also they are generally hard and brittle with very good chemical and thermal stability.