SlovenščinaCatalogue of Slovene clays

sample07Repnje · Upper Carniola

46.208107 14.548189

Collected by Franci Kremžar

Ceramic Bottle from Komenda – Repnje · Upper Carniola
Ceramic Bottle from Komenda
Photo Urban Magušar · The clay was dug by Franci Kremžar

Sample 07 is clay from Repnje (Upper Carniola). The recommended firing temperature is 900–1100 °C. The beginning of sintering is at 1100–1250 °C. At 1100 °C shrinkage is 13 % and porosity 6 %.

Clay samples

  1. Sample 07 – 800 °C800 °C
  2. Sample 07 – 900 °C900 °C
  3. Sample 07 – 1000 °C1000 °C
  4. Sample 07 – 1100 °C1100 °C
  5. Sample 07 – 1200 °C1200 °C
  6. Sample 07 – 1300 °C1300 °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. 0123451.00.20.05%grain size in mm
  4. 0.5 % = 1.0 mm0.5 % = 1.0 mm
  5. 4.5 % = 0.2 mm4.5 % = 0.2 mm
  6. 0.5 % = 0.05 mm0.5 % = 0.05 mm