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Articles relating to modelling clay, any of a group of malleable substances used in building and sculpting. The material compositions and production processes vary considerably. The material compositions and production processes vary considerably.
Play-Doh or also known as Play-Dough is a modeling compound for young children to make arts and crafts projects. The product was first manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, as a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s. [1]
Polymer clay is a modelling material that cures when heated from 129 to 135 °C (265 to 275 °F) for 15 minutes per 6 millimetres (1 ⁄ 4 in) of thickness, and does not significantly shrink or change shape during the process. Despite being called "clay", it generally contains no clay minerals.
Plasticine is a putty-like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and aliphatic acids.Though originally a brand name for the British version of the product, it is now applied generically in English as a product category to other formulations.
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Polymer clay is a type of hardenable modeling clay based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It typically contains no clay minerals, but like mineral clay a liquid is added to dry particles until it achieves gel-like working properties. Similarly, the part is put into an oven to harden, hence its colloquial designation as clay. [1]
Common red clay and shale clay have vegetable and ferric oxide impurities which make them useful for bricks, but are generally unsatisfactory for pottery except under special conditions of a particular deposit. [18] Bentonite: An extremely plastic clay which can be added in small quantities to short clay to increase the plasticity.
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