Original: Stoneware Porcelain, which are often made from kaolin Bone china Classification of technical ceramics Technical ceramics can also be classified into three distinct material categories: Oxides: Alumina, zirconia Non-oxides: Carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides Composites: Particulate reinforced, combinations of oxides and non-oxides.
Simplified: Porcelain, which are often made from kaolin Stoneware Classification of technical ceramics Technical ceramics can also be classified into three distinct material categories: Oxides: Alumina, zirconia Non-oxides: Carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides Composites: Particulate reinforced, combinations of oxides and non-oxides.