Gee W asked:


We’ve got a bunch of figurines here (some are hollow houses, but the rest are completely solid, painted miniatures) and they don’t have labels describing if they are porcelain or ceramic.

We want to list them on eBay, but don’t know how to describe them.

Please tell us how to tell the difference between porcelain and ceramic miniatures.

Also, is it okay to wash them? They’re fairly dirty…

Thanks!

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Cathy B asked:


We are planning to replace our kitchen countertops and are considering putting ceramic tile on them. Any suggestions you can offer I would appreciate. Please advise as to the type of finish is required.

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highposition asked:


When one mentions a ceramic filter to them, one would either see images of water filters, electric filters or perhaps not have a clue about what it is. These are used to filter out all of the pathogens and dust from the exhaust gases. Filtration such as ceramic filters are cost effective and efficient in removing the particle that are at high risk of being released into the atmosphere. Ceramic filters are also long lasting and hardwearing; therefore, they can withstand high amounts of heat.

Using ceramic filter in hot gas flumes have proven to show better resistance against thermal shock, which is useful for industries and factories. These need relatively low amounts of maintenance; the best way to keep them clean is to use dry scrubbing to get rid of the acid gases. This is done using lime and bicarbonate of soda; this prevents erosion of the filters and keeps it strong in intense high temperatures. This also helps in the removal of dust particles from the filters.

Furthermore, ceramic filters have been proven to withstand high amounts of heat and pressure without the problems of corrosion. Different makes of ceramic filters vary in quality, with the majority of the filters available in different sizes and coming with sorbent powders for dry scrubbing. The filters often hang vertically within the vessel, which helps to capture the dust particles on the outer surface. The flow of the hot gas determines where the dust particles are captured.

Keeping them in a vertical position makes it easier to separate the dirty compartments with the clean ones. The gas flow moves back and forth in between the filters, with short interval flows moving at a pulsating motion. The backwards motion ensures that the dust particles are removed from the outer surface and fall into a separate hopper section where they are released. When they are cleaned, the cake layers are removed but not uniformly and can look patchy in places on the ceramic filter.

How much the ceramic filter can take is purely based on the amount of filter elements within the vessel, so this will need to be measured before fitting in new filters. It is easy to mistake the size of the filter needed, therefore, making a record of the level of elements in the vessel or an approximate estimation will help with finding the right size. Bear in mind that the ceramic filters are durable and strong under extreme temperatures and during incineration processes.



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Shraddha Avasthi asked:


Even though the ceramic material preparation involves complex manufacturing process and is costlier of all the sealing stuffs used, that could be glass, simple epoxy, rubber seals etc, but ceramics has its own advantage reason is to why being preferred for the sealing of materials, used in typical applications.

 

To name the few typical applications are:-

 

Typically metal to ceramic assembly requires ceramic seals; this assembly is used in various capacitors, refractory, Implantable electronic devices, Aerospace applications, feedthroughs etc.

 

Reason as to why ceramics is preferred is use of ceramic seals in the conditions where glass seals fail the high performance requirement.

 

Ceramic is ideal for Aerospace applications as it resisting thermal and mechanical shocks, and give excellent resistance against corrosion.

 

Another application for which its biocompatibility is highly desirable is medical implants, and therefore ceramics is being preferred for its tough resistance against acids and alkalis.

 

Not least in laser applications where dielectric properties are highly desirable against high voltage and high current.

 

Ceramic-to-metal seals are also recommended for the extreme high and low temperature conditions, as ceramic gives strong sealing and resistance in harsh conditions, even better than glass seals.

 

Another reason for its being preferred over glass is that ceramics acts as an insulator at extreme temperature, and thermal shocks where glass normally starts acting as conductor.

 

Ceramics does not fracture and have high mechanical strength against vibrations and loads.

 

Ceramics also shows excellent acid and alkaline resistance, which is required feature for medical implants.

 

Aerospace application uses mettalized ceramics for its ability to stand against high temperature, vibrations, and mechanical shocks.

 

Many other applications are using its high resistance and insulation property in their assemblies.

 

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Sarah asked:


Basic earthenwares, stonewares, porcelains, decoration types, etc

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Kristy Klien asked:


The hair is one’s crown of beauty and identity. No wonder than through the ages, people have invented, developed, and improved all kinds of ways, techniques, and products to beautify and maintain their hair.

Style? You can, for example, choose Mohawks, undercuts, or bobcats. Color? You can select blond, black, or brown and even more unusual ones, such as, yellow or red. Setting products? There are an endless variety of waxes, oils, and other chemicals that can actually change hair structure.

One of the more advanced developments for hairstyling is the invention of electric hairstyling appliances. With these appliances, one can dry, curl, or straighten hair more easily, more conveniently, and more fun than having to go to a salon and spend a significant amount of money.

One of most common hairstyling appliances is the hair dryer. A hair dryer blows a jet of air that is heated by a set of nichrome wires. The hot air then assists in drying and styling one’s hair.

There are many kinds of hair dryers in the market today. Aside from conventional dryers, there are new ones such as a ceramic hair dryer.

One of the more advanced types, a ceramic hair dryer works like a conventional one wherein a standard rope heater heats the perimeter of the airflow. But with the addition of a ceramic heater, this advanced type of dryer allows a more even distribution of heat. This even distribution help prevent hot spots and hair damage while using the blower to dry or style one’s hair.

The ceramic heater is also self-regulating, that is, it turns down when the surrounding temperature becomes too hot. Because the dryer automatically regulates the temperature, most of these types do not have multiple temperature controls although they do have a high and low setting.

It is also alleged that ceramic dryers help prevent bacteria formation, which results in a much healthier scalp. Using a ceramic dryer also helps the hair resist the effects of adverse weather conditions (e.g., extreme sunlight, rain, wind, and dust), helps create a radiant texture and surface on one’s hair.

For women who regularly blow dry their hair, a ceramic dryer is probably their best choice. Here are some of the best hair dryers in the market today:

1. Chi Turbo Driver - This ceramic dryer uses high-grade ceramic coils. It is also famous in the market because of its low electromagnetic field, an unusual feature since dryers usually have considerably high levels of electromagnetism. It runs on 1500 watts of power, but despite being a little bit low in that aspect, it can compete favorably against higher powered ceramic hair dryers.

2. Twin Turbo Ceramic Ionic 3200 - With a tag of $200, this dryer combines the effects of ceramic and negative-ion technology, allowing the heat inside the hair shaft to radiate without drying the shaft out. The dryer also features four temperature settings, cold-air switch, two speed settings, and an anti-overheating safety device.

3. Conair Ceramic Smooth - This very affordable ceramic dryer (only around $30) has both a conventional and ceramic heater. It is a good travel companion since it can fold up and can run on either 110 or 220 volts. It is quite powerful for its small size; it runs at 1875 watts.



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Gary C asked:


I have a flat iron and read that too much heat can cause hair damage unless it’s ceramic.So how do I know the difference bweetween real ceramic and companys that claim that there ceramic but not really?
I have a limited edition coriouiss hair iron.It says it’s ceramic but I don’t know.

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Patrik asked:


Greetings everyone, I am Mike Edward, a professional ceramic tile installer, and it made me too glad to share with you the story of starting my great career. Once upon a time, at a Sunday’s sunny morning, my dear wife Elizabeth told me “Don’t you think that we need a little change for our house? Something cheering and elegant?”, Surely, it came to my mind that she wanted to buy something like new bunches of Fresh and sweet-smelling flowers, accompanied by new elegant vases, or a new delightful curtains for bedroom and living room, something simple and easy to get as she mentioned. Unfortunately, when I told her my ideas, she smiled widely and said “No dear, you didn’t get it! I meant something else, I think we need to have ceramic tile for both floors and walls!”. Astonished, disappointed, and maybe little confused-those were the feelings inside me- as I’ve no idea about installing ceramic tile, in addition, a good idea about its difficulties. Thus, starting by my own house, I built my experience, step by step, for 10 years.

Let me firstly give you a little idea about ceramic tile. It’s suitable to be put to many using, basically you can use it in floors and walls, and this is applicable for kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, patios, etc…, this is also could be interior and exterior.

In fact, installing ceramic tile is not an easy job at all; you need to be professionally aware of the proper instructions of how you can lay it, what tools and materials are specifically needed in such a process.

For beginners, it could be too confusing to learn how to install ceramic tile without your guide person or even a very professional guiding videos. Thus you may ask yourself, why should I learn it?

I’ll answer you -exactly as Elizabeth did 15 years ago- that the beauty and elegance of its look would surely make you forget all about hard times and problems.

Now, it’s time to have a closer look on some –not all- mistakes and difficulties you may face.

First of all, you should decide how you’ll learn to start, Who would be responsible for guiding you, answering your inquiries, and where you’ll do first trials -which are usually full of mistakes!

One of the hardest steps is to pick the tile to be applied, because it comes in huge variety of designs, patterns, colors, and styles. You should be able to differentiate the types to be suitable floor tile, and those which are proper for wall tile. You should also be able to prepare the suitable grout to be adequately used, and learn how to clean it, as it’s very ugly to have smudges which cover the beauty of tile job!

Another difficulty is specifying and preparing the suitable tools and materials for the installation issue, surely before you start, because once you begin, it would be too hard and silly to stop your work, to go and find the missed tool.

Finally, I should tell you that it was a really great and nice experience, though it was definitely not easy, but after I finished the ceramic tile at my house, I remember nothing about efforts exerted, such felt happy, astonished again, but this time of the beauty and brightness of the new look we had.



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Matt G asked:


I Removed my ceramic tiles now how do you get rid of the left over grout? that was underneath the tiles?

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