Iron based earthenware in a forced reduction atmosphere

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dc.contributor.author	Hayes, Todd Rex
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-05T15:33:42Z
dc.date.available	2008-06-05T15:33:42Z
dc.date.issued	2008-04-25
dc.identifier.citation	Hayes, Todd Rex (2008) .Iron based earthenware in a forced reduction atmosphere . In Proceedings: 4th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.87-88	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1372
dc.description	Paper presented to the 4th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 25, 2008.	en
dc.description	Research completed at the Department of Ceramics, College of Fine Arts	en
dc.description.abstract	Iron is a strong flux in ceramic glazes when fired in an oxygen-starved atmosphere (reduction), resulting in a CO rich atmosphere. The carbon monoxide (CO) robs the iron (Fe2o3) of two oxygen molecules, thus transforming the iron into FeO. It is when iron is in the FeO state that it becomes an active flux and it is this state of flux that I am interested in. Earthenware clay is an iron rich clay that is typically fired in an oxygen rich atmosphere where the iron in the clay maintains it’s maximum amount of oxygen. This results in a porous and non-vitreous clay, which typically requires the application of glaze or a vitreous surface to allow for safe utilitarian usage. I intend to research and develop a low-fire earthenware clay body that becomes vitreous due to the forced reduction atmosphere in which it will be fired. The intention is to develop a low-temperature food safe clay body that doesn’t require glaze for utilitarian applications. This will result in aesthetic alternatives to surface treatment and finishes. In this research I will formulate two different clay bodies, each varying in the amount of iron. Both of the clays will be fired in both oxidized and reduction atmospheres, allowing for comparable data from which saturation of carbon and vitrification can be tested. One set will be fired to 1954 ºF in an oxidation atmosphere, which will be used as the control. The reduction firings will also reach 1954 ºF in oxidation and then cooled in a reduction atmosphere down to 1500 ºF. It is in the cooling cycle that I anticipate the vitrification to occur.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.4	en
dc.title	Iron based earthenware in a forced reduction atmosphere	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en