Porcelain or Ceramic

755 Views 5 Replies 4 Participants Last post by SeniorSitizen, Mar 16, 2016

SeniorSitizen

Discussion Starter · Mar 15, 2016

Are Your Floors and Toilets Porcelain or Ceramic ?

1 - 6 of 6 Posts

oh'mike

· #2 · Mar 15, 2016

Porcelain is ceramic---

Porcelain is cooked at a higher temperature than other 'ceramic' tiles--so the crystallization is different.

I think you were asking a trick question.

Save

Reactions: 1

There is a difference in ceramic tile and porcelain. Porcelain tiles the color goes all the way thru, ceramic is a glaze on top of the tile. If you drop something on ceramic and it chips you see the red clay underneath, if porcelain chips the color is the same as the top.

Save

oh'mike

· #4 · Mar 16, 2016

ToolSeeker said:
There is a difference in ceramic tile and porcelain. Porcelain tiles the color goes all the way thru, ceramic is a glaze on top of the tile. If you drop something on ceramic and it chips you see the red clay underneath, if porcelain chips the color is the same as the top.

The modern, cheaper, porcelain tiles are clay covered with glaze---finding solid body porcelain is rare now a days.

So a chip will show up as a different color than the top glaze.

Save

Reactions: 1

WhatRnsdownhill

· #5 · Mar 16, 2016

same as asking what weighs more..a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers...

Save

SeniorSitizen

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 16, 2016

There's possibly more information about this subject in this link than most ever want to know, or possibly not enough for some.

I found the Mohs scale interesting while researching " how in he!! would steel wool ever scratch the toilet when it won't scratch glass ".

http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/porcelain.or.ceramic.htm#.Vulg63qwW1s

Save

1 - 6 of 6 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month