Classic Albany Lithium Brown Glossy
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Code # G2415E |
| Materials | Amt |
|---|---|
| Lithium Carbonate | 10.000 |
| Tin Oxide | 4.000 |
| Albany Slip | 86.000 |
Total:100.00
Auto Unity Formula
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Si:Al: 6.7:1 6.4 (Molar:5.9) 14.0 |
Notes
*This recipe was popular for many years. Over time people reduced the amount of lithium (trading it for a feldspar). The high Albany Slip content made the slurry difficult to use (drying shrinkage and crawling being the main issue, using a 50:50 raw:roast mix is one was to solve this). People did not learn to solve that by roasting part of the Albany clay (as is done with Alberta Slip now). Of course, you could do that now by roasting some of the Albany Slip (if you can still get it).
There was a key issue with this recipe: Shivering. This high percentage of lithium is the cause. Nowadays few can afford to put that much lithium in a glaze. And we have found the reactive effect works with half that amount (provided the rest of the glaze is already melting very well).
Glaze manufacturers generally have a variation of this in their lineups.
Pictures
Albany Lithium brown using Alberta Slip
Alternate Code Number:GA6-G
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Born: 2003-09-26, Modified: 2024-02-15 20:04:01
G2415E Alberta Slip Brown (less Li)
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Code # G2415J |
| Materials | Amt |
|---|---|
| Alberta Slip | 40.000 |
| Alberta Slip 1000F Roasted | 35.000 |
| Ferro Frit 3249 | 17.000 |
| Silica 325 mesh (Silica) | 4.000 |
| Additions | |
|---|---|
| Tin Oxide | 4.000 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 5.000 |
Total:105.00
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Si:Al: 6.4:1 6.3 (Molar:5.9) 8.0 |
Notes
*The lithium has been cut (to reduce cost). You can increase it a little if greater contrast between light and dark is desired.
This substitutes Alberta Slip for the Albany (it was already known to work on G2415E).
To keep thermal expansion down this introduces a low expansion MgO frit (at the expense of some of the Alberta Slip). This introduces boron to help maintain the high melt fluidity that 10% lithium imparted.
If this crazes more silica can likely be tolerated. If it shivers some of the frit could be traded for Ferro Frit 3110 (to add Na2O and raise thermal expansion).
Pictures
Melt flow test of lithium brown cone 6 glazes
Left to right:
G2415K without the iron and tin.
G2415K with the iron and tin.
G2415J - the original Alberta Slip using raw lithium carbonate.
G2860 - AMACO Albany brown commercial glaze.
Even though the chemistry of G2415K is the same as the G2415J, it is has much better melt fluidity and almost no entrained bubbles (because of the fritted source of lithium).
The Amaco glaze appears to have a different mechanism, only exhibiting the brown where thin.
G2415J, K, K+3% TIO2 on M340
The titanium mattes the surface.
The K, which uses a lithium Frit, is much more runny an active. This sample was not mixed enough and some particulate tin and iron remained.
Alternate Code Number:GA6-G1
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<?xml version="1.0"?> <recipes version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"> <recipe name="G2415E Alberta Slip Brown (less Li)" id="66651" key="qdx9WaP7" date="2024-04-27" codenum="G2415J" picturebasename=""> <recipelines> <recipeline material="Alberta Slip" amount="40.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Alberta Slip 1000F Roasted" amount="35.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Ferro Frit 3249" amount="17.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Silica 325 mesh" lookup="Silica" amount="4.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Tin Oxide" amount="4.000" added="true"/> <recipeline material="Lithium Carbonate" amount="5.000" added="true"/> </recipelines> </recipe> </recipes>
Born: 2013-06-03, Modified: 2024-04-27 22:33:24
G3933 Oatmeal Alberta Slip + Li
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Code # G3933G1 |
| Materials | Amt | |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Slip | 38.102 | 35.88% |
| Alberta Slip 1000F Roasted | 13.000 | 12.24% |
| Calcined Kaolin | 10.309 | 9.71% |
| Ferro Frit 3249 | 11.403 | 10.74% |
| Silica 325 (Silica) | 16.272 | 15.32% |
| Calcium Carbonate | 5.829 | 5.49% |
| Dolomite | 5.289 | 4.98% |
| Lithium Carbonate | 6.000 | 5.65% |
| Additions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tin Oxide | 5.000 | 4.71% |
| Rutile | 1.500 | 1.41% |
Total:112.70
Auto Unity Formula
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Si:Al: 6.5:1 6.1 (Molar:5.9) 11.8 |
Notes
*This was done to find a way to mix G3933 cone 6 Oatmeal recipe using Alberta Slip (to solve crawling issues). But it morphed into this reactive Albany Brown recipe (which fires similar to the Amaco PC-32 commercial glaze).
We added varying amounts of lithium carbonate and found that 6% was needed for the effect (see picture below). It would not be advisable to add much more (because of the danger of shivering and excessive running).
This recipe is a good candidate for applying at leather hard stages. To do that switch calcined kaolin to raw kaolin and use all raw Alberta Slip (no calcine).
Pictures
G3933G Oatmeal Alberta Slip + Li
Top left is G3933G1.
Top right adds 4% lithium carbonate.
Bottom left: 6% lithium carbonate.
Bottom right: Amaco PC-32 Albany brown.
All are fired using the C6DHSC schedule.
The Amaco glaze is on thicker and its character indicates that it may have more than 6% lithium. We will do a melt flow test to compare them further.
G3933G1 with 6% lithium carbonate vs PC-32
Fired at cone 6, drop and hold.
The PC-32 has shivered off a large section of the flow, this, along with the greater flow, suggests a high percentage of lithium carbonate, perhaps as high as 10%.
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Typecodes
C6-Cone 6 Glazes
Alternate Code Number:MG6CDM
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<?xml version="1.0"?> <recipes version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"> <recipe name="G3933 Oatmeal Alberta Slip + Li" id="246447" key="ZqoNHG9x" date="2024-03-21" typecodes="C6" codenum="G3933G1" picturebasename=""> <recipelines> <recipeline material="Alberta Slip" amount="38.102" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Alberta Slip 1000F Roasted" amount="13.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Calcined Kaolin" amount="10.309" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Ferro Frit 3249" amount="11.403" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Silica 325" lookup="Silica" amount="16.272" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Calcium Carbonate" amount="5.829" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Dolomite" amount="5.289" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Lithium Carbonate" amount="6.000" tolerance=""/> <recipeline material="Tin Oxide" amount="5.000" added="true"/> <recipeline material="Rutile" amount="1.500" added="true"/> </recipelines> </recipe> </recipes>
Born: 2014-03-21, Modified: 2024-03-21 16:01:30
Amaco Glaze: PC-32 Albany Brown
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Code # PC-32 |
Notes
*At work Feb 2024
C6DHSC firing schedule.
Pictures
PC-32 applied thick on M332 - slow cool
PC-32 on M340, thickly applied
PC-32 over G2934 Black
On Plainsman 3B MNP native clay.
PC-32 on G2934 matte black at cone 6
On Plainsman M340.
Melt flow test of lithium brown cone 6 glazes
Left to right:
G2415K without the iron and tin.
G2415K with the iron and tin.
G2415J - the original Alberta Slip using raw lithium carbonate.
G2860 - AMACO Albany brown commercial glaze.
Even though the chemistry of G2415K is the same as the G2415J, it is has much better melt fluidity and almost no entrained bubbles (because of the fritted source of lithium).
The Amaco glaze appears to have a different mechanism, only exhibiting the brown where thin.
PC-32
URLs
Alternate Code Number:G3860
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Born: 2024-01-30, Modified: 2024-02-18 04:42:34
