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In slip casting, the plaster mould forms a cast layer by

  • A.drawing water out of the slip by capillary suction
  • B.chemically reacting with the suspended ceramic particles
  • C.heating the slip until all of the water evaporates
  • D.applying mechanical pressure against the slip surface

Answer: A

Correct answer: drawing water out of the slip by capillary suction

The fine pores of the plaster exert a suction that pulls water out of the slip at the mould face, leaving the ceramic particles behind as a consolidating layer. Nothing is heated and nothing reacts; the driving force is capillarity, and the process stops when the plaster is saturated, which is why moulds must be dried between casts.

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