Defects in ceramics are of interest to potters and ceramic manufacturers because they are a major cause of financial loss. They are of interest to collectors of ceramics because they may (or may not) reduce the value of an item. They are of interest to users especially if they can cause damage or injury in use.
I (being old and having nothing else to do) decided to tell you what I remember about ceramic defects. I worked in the ceramic industry for a good part of my life.
To understand ceramic defects you should know something about ceramic processing. If you are a potter or are involved in industrial ceramic manufacturing you know about ceramic processing. For those of you who are not familiar with ceramic processing here is the listing of the ceramic processes we will discuss in this series of articles on ceramic defects:
Batching and Formulating:
Selecting a composition for the ceramic and then choosing raw materials for the batch.
We will cover this topic in more detail in Ceramic and Pottery Defects 2: Defects from Raw Materials and Batching Errors.
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