SUMMARY OF MATERIALS AND THEIR COMMON USES II
Ceramics are all products made from baked clay and are mostly mixtures of clay with other materials.
Properties of ceramics include brittleness, high resistance to heat, easily decorated, high compressive load, porosity, high resistance to corrosion and insulators
Ceramics are used for bricks and tiles, refractory and insulation, household utensils, ceramics for electrical purposes, manufacture of sparking plugs used in motor vehicles, manufacturing asbestos roofing sheets, making Plaster of Paris (POP) for holding broken bones in place, making water closets and sinks, manufacturing cement and for making oven linings.
Glass is a solid-like amorphous material that is often transparent that is made by melting sand with some other chemicals such as soda and lime.
The five types of glass based on the methods manufacture are flat glass, container glass, fibre glass, domestic glass, scientific and technical glass.
The common properties of glass are: transparency, heat resistance, brittleness, chemical resistance, reflection and refraction of light.
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