Difference between revisions of "Aluminum silicate"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of several types of naturally occurring clays that contain both [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum | + | Any of several types of naturally occurring clays that contain both [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum%20oxide aluminum oxide] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silicon%20dioxide silicon dioxide], such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kaolin kaolin]. Aluminum silicate clays are used in the manufacture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass glass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceramic ceramic], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paint paints], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ink inks], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plastic plastics]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 88 |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 06:39, 24 July 2013
Description
Any of several types of naturally occurring clays that contain both aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide, such as kaolin. Aluminum silicate clays are used in the manufacture of glass, ceramic, paints, inks, and plastics.
Synonyms and Related Terms
aluminium silicate; silicato de aluminio (Esp., Port.); silicate d'aluminium (Fr.); hakudo (Jap.); Aluminiumsilikat (Deut.); alumiumsilicaat (Ned.)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 88
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997