
From A. Reissmann's catalogue
Sample 38 is clay from Zalog-Novo mesto (Lower Carniola). The recommended firing temperature is 900–1250 °C. The beginning of sintering is at 1250–1300 °C. At 1300 °C shrinkage is 14 % and porosity 2 %.
Clay samples
800 °C
900 °C
1000 °C
1100 °C
1200 °C
- segrevanje
heating up - priporočena temp. žganja
recommended firing temperatures - začetek sintranja
the beginning of sintering
Clay preparation for testing
unprocessed clay
sifted and dried clay- grain size in mm
1.2 % = 1.0 mm
0.7 % = 0.2 mm
0.3 % = 0.05 mm