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Material Tests
Test conducted primarily on materials use to make bodies or glazes.
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Simple Clay Evaluation
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Solubility
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Clay, Silt, Sand Sedimentation Test
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Decomposition Temperature
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GE Brightness
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Carbon content
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Bulk Density g/cc (Packed)
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Glass Transition Temperature
In ceramic glasses (usually frits) the temperature at which the hard brittle state of the glass changes to the rubber-like state that precedes softening and melting |
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Density (Specific Gravity)
Measure the density of a dried clay test bar |
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Co-efficient of Linear Expansion
In ceramics, glazes expand with increasing temperature. Being brittle materials, they must be expansion-compatible with the body they are on. |
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CEC (meq/100g)
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Borate LOI
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Heating Microscope Analysis for Frits
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Moisture Content - Powder
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Frit Melting Range (C)
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Frit Softening Point
In ceramics, this is the temperature at which a glaze or glass begins to flow, ceasing to exhibit the properties of a solid. |
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Liquid Limit
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I.F.P. (celsius)
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Hardness (Moh)
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Oil Adsorption (Spatula)
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Pyrometric Cone Equivalent
Make a pyrometric cone out of a clay or material to see what temperature it bends at |
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pH for dry powder
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Reheat Change
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Index of Refraction
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Soluble Salts
Evaluate and compare the solubles salts content in clay bodies and materials |
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TGA
This test plots a history of weight changes in a material as it is heated in a kiln |
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Trace Elements (ppm)
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Trace Minerals
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Water of Plasticity
A physical data value quoted for plastic materials (clays) used in ceramics to indicate the degree to which they will add plasticity to a body. |
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Whole Rock Analysis
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