CLAY SEWER PIPE MANUFACTURE.-IV. THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT SALT GLAZING TEMPERATURES UPON THE COLOR AND GLOSS OF GLAZES OBTAINED ON CLAYS WITH VARYING SILICA, ALUMINA, AND IRON OXIDE CONTENTS1

Abstract

Object .—A study was made of the effects of different salt glazing temperatures upon the color and brightness of salt glazes produced upon clays with varying silica, alumina, and iron oxide contents. Results .—In tests conducted in commercial kilns operating under normal conditions, it was found that increasing the salt glazing temperatures has a tendency to produce duller and darker glazes on clays containing iron oxide. The brightness of the glazes produced may be approximately represented by the following formula: -1.00×1+ 0.376×2 - (1.885 + 0.385(1.01253)(T-1110))×3= 100G ×1, ×2 and ×3 represent the percentages of silica, alumina and iron oxide, respectively. T is the salt glazing temperature in °C. When G was greater than 0, the glazes were bright; when between -0.1337 and 0 they were semi matt; and when less than -0.1337 they were matt. The color obtained may be approximately represented by the following formula: 10.3x1 - 2.65x2+ (14.6 + 54.1 (1.0066)(T-1110))x3= 100°C When C was between 0 and 2, white to tan glazes were produced; when between 2 and 3.5, light brown glazes were obtained; when between 3.5 and 4.75, brown glazes were produced; when between 4.75 and 8.2, mahogany colors were obtained; and when above 8.2, dark brown to black glazes were produced. Clays containing a high iron oxide content should be salt glazed at low temperatures while clays containing a low iron oxide content should be glazed at high temperatures to produce the best glazes. Decreasing the iron oxide and alumina contents will improve the brightness of the salt glazes. High alumina clays will produce darker colors than high silica clays with the same percentage of iron oxide.