IAT 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Meissen Porcelain, Stainless Steel, Venetian Glass
4 Dec 2013
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Aluminum alloys have been used in aircraft fuselages since 1930s. Ceramics and glass have a long traditional since antiquity. They are resistant to most scratching, discoloration and corrosion actually gives them their longevity. They are used in kitchen stove tops, space shuttle tiles, kyocera ceramic knives. Hence they are associated with great craft-based industries: venetian glass, meissen porcelain, Ceramics and glass also survived the industrial revolution. Polymers or plastics, a relatively new material which grew in popularity in the mid-20th century initially had the perception of being a cheap, plastic imitation which is hard to live down. The perception derive from the early use of plastics to stimulate the color and gloss of early. They are easy to mold and color making imitation easy. Unlike ceramics, they are easy to scratch and uv light can cause their colors to fade but overall polymers have more benefits than faults.
