SlovenščinaCatalogue of Slovene clays

sample47Kočevje · Lower Carniola

45.709915 14.749683

Collected by Barbara Koblar

Clay Whistle – a Horse with a Rider – Kočevje · Lower Carniola
Clay Whistle – a Horse with a Rider
Photo archive of SEM

Sample 47 is clay from Kočevje (Lower Carniola). The recommended firing temperature is 900–1100 °C. The beginning of sintering is at 1100–1250 °C. At 1100 °C shrinkage is 8 % and porosity 5 %.

Clay samples

  1. Sample 47 – 800 °C800 °C
  2. Sample 47 – 900 °C900 °C
  3. Sample 47 – 1000 °C1000 °C
  4. Sample 47 – 1100 °C1100 °C
  5. Sample 47 – 1200 °C1200 °C
segrevanjeheating uppriporočena temp. žganjarecommended firing temperatureszačetek sintranjathe beginning of sinteringmehčanjesofteningžganje/firing °C%%00224466881010121214141616181820202222suha glina/dry clay900 °C1000 °C1100 °C1200 °C1300 °C
  • segrevanje
    heating up
  • priporočena temp. žganja
    recommended firing temperatures
  • začetek sintranja
    the beginning of sintering
  • mehčanje
    softening
%048121620suhadry9001000110012001300°C
poroznost/porosity %skrčki/shrinkage %

Clay preparation for testing

  1. unprocessed clayunprocessed clay
  2. sifted and dried claysifted and dried clay
  3. 012341.00.2%grain size in mm
  4. 1.4 % = 1.0 mm1.4 % = 1.0 mm
  5. 0.3 % = 0.2 mm0.3 % = 0.2 mm