What material is enamel? Why are there so few enamel objects now?

What material is enamel? Why are there so few enamel objects now? Let's discuss this problem below, hoping that these contents can help friends in need.

Besides enamel cups, enamel products such as enamel pots, enamel washbasins, enamel milk pots, enamel spittoons, etc. It should be the memory of the older generation. Usually, the surface of this kind of enamel ware will continue to appear some patterns or characters with great flavor of the times, giving people a feeling of returning to a certain era through rebirth.

What is the raw material of enamel? However, it used to be fashionable. Why do people seldom see the cups they drink or the utensils they use are enamel today? What exactly is enamel? Enamel, not so mysterious, is actually an organic laminated glass glaze coated and burned on the surface of the base blank of metal material. In other words, the metal material is covered with a layer of porcelain.

During the whole use process, metal utensils are easy to be corroded, or heated to produce an air oxide layer on the surface. The appearance of enamel can just fill the problems of metal utensils, so that they have both compressive strength of metal materials and beautiful glaze.

Enamel was not found in China, but was imported. It first happened in ancient Egypt and then spread to Greece. In the 8th century, China gradually developed enamel. Cloisonne products, which reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty, also belong to a kind of enamel craft. In 1960s and 1970s, enamel products were very popular in China.

Good friends who love wok research should know that there is a kind of wok that is very popular in European countries, called "enamel wok". In fact, enamel and enamel are one kind of raw materials. Before 1956, everyone regarded enamel and enamel as the same meaning. After 1956, China promulgated the specification of enamel products, which defined enamel as plastic art enamel, that is, enamel is a kind of enamel.

Before the popularity of enamel products, wooden or porcelain ware was widely used in China. However, wooden utensils are prone to mildew and poor maintenance, and porcelain utensils are also very easy to break down and are not durable. The appearance of enamel products can just cope with the shortage of traditional raw material utensils. In addition, the color of enamel is very beautiful, and the surface usually continues to contain beautiful pictures, which is of course a good substitute.

Since enamel is so good, and it was very popular in China in the 20th century, why do people seldom see enamel utensils at home now?

Why is enamel so rare? Enamel itself is also flawed: although enamel can deal with the shortcomings of metal utensils, wooden utensils and porcelain utensils to a certain extent, it does not mean that it is extreme and flawless. Although enamel is strong and resistant to falling, the organic laminated glass glaze on its surface is very easy to fall off when bumping, and the metal material inside will rust quickly after leaking.

With the rapid development of production technology, there are more suitable substitutes, and then there are stainless steel products and plastic products, which can fill the problem of enamel utensils. In addition, this information is more durable and cost-effective, and enamel will of course be gradually replaced;

Good quality prices are usually expensive. Now people's requirements for enamel are getting lower and lower, which will of course lead to the increase of product cost. In addition, the production process of enamel is much more complicated and inconvenient than that of stainless steel plate. Therefore, really high-quality enamel products usually need to be much more expensive than stainless steel products, and everyone will consider the price factor when choosing.

Enamel is rare in China now, which is understandable. In the past, there were seven old enamel factories in Shanghai, which supported the production of China enamel industry. Taking 2002 as an example, with the final closure of Shanghai Jiuxin Enamel Factory, it also represents a turning point in time.