Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

FCD 351 — Glaze Chemistry

FCD department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
knowledge about clay bodies’ physical and mechanical properties in their natural and fired states
understand the preparation and blending of ceramic bodies, including raw materials
characterization of raw materials, measurement of properties
green body preparation, drying & firing, including glass

Course contents

The course focuses on glaze technologies. These include understanding the physical and chemical properties of materials such as Feldspar, Quartz, Kaolin, Whiting, Salt and Lead glazes. The oxides and their functions in glazes. Other materials from antimony oxide to zirconium oxide in glaze development. Glaze by recipe and formula.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study FCD 351.