(for vitreous enamel)

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• Vitreous enamel — In a discussion of material science, enamel (or vitreous enamel or porcelain enamel in U.S. English) is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows …   Wikipedia

• vitreous enamel — noun : a fired on opaque glassy coating on steel or other metals called also porcelain enamel * * * vitreous enamel noun A glazed coating fused onto a steel surface for protection and/or decoration • • • Main Entry: ↑vitreous …   Useful english dictionary

• vitreous enamel — A British term for porcelain enamel. A glassy material obtained by melting a mixture of inorganic materials; this can then be applied in one or more layers on a metal surface to which it is firmly bonded after firing; typical automotive… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Enamel — may refer to * Tooth enamel, the hard mineralized surface of teeth; * Vitreous enamel, a smooth, durable coating made of melted and fused glass powder; * Enamel paint, a paint that dries to an especially hard glossy finish, resembling vitreous… …   Wikipedia

• Enamel paint — An enamel paint is a paint that dries to an extremely hard, usually glossy, finish. In reality, most commercially available enamel paints are significantly softer than either vitreous enamel or stoved synthetic resins.With respect to paints… …   Wikipedia

• enamel miniature — ▪ portraiture  portrait on a small opaque, usually white, enamel surface annealed to gold or copper plate and painted with metallic oxides. Since the pigments used are not vitreous enamels, this is not a true enamelling process. The metallic… …   Universalium

• ENAMEL —    a vitreous compound, easily fusible, and coloured in various tints by the admixture of different metallic oxides; is fused to the surface of metals for utility and ornament; was known to the European and Asiatic ancients, and has maintained… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• porcelain enamel — A glassy material obtained by melting a mixture of inorganic materials; this can then be applied in one or more layers on a metal surface to which it is firmly bonded after firing; typical automotive applications are for badges and trim. The… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• British Standards — are produced by BSI British Standards, a division of BSI Group that is incorporated under a Royal Charter and is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK. The standards The standards produced are titled British Standard …   Wikipedia

• Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of …   Wikipedia

• Button — For other uses, see button (disambiguation) and buttons (disambiguation). Wedgwood button with Boulton cut steels, depicting a mermaid family, England, circa 1760. Actual diameter: just over 32mm (1 1/4 ) …   Wikipedia