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What makes ceramics so heat resistant?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24945points) October 16th, 2022

The chemistry behind it?
I Googled, and didn’t find any good explanations.

Just wondering.

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I thought it was because it’s already been baked in a very hot oven.

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Because they’re made of clay, which can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics. Here’s an interesting article about clay:

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1771-what-is-clay

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