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MONOGRAPH AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TERRA COTTA 1
Author(s) -
Wilson By Hewitt
Publication year - 1926
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1926.tb18307.x
Subject(s) - glaze , frit , kiln , materials science , mineralogy , metallurgy , composite material , ceramic , chemistry
A bstractA. Introduction1 Beginnings and progress. 2 Advantages. 3 Location of plants. 4 Development of terra cotta surfaces. 5 Classification.B. Terra Cotta Body I. Body requisites. II. Body mixture.1 Terra cotta clays. 2 Grog and non‐plastics. 3 Soluble salts and the addition of barium compounds. III. Methods of mining, handling and mixing clays.1 Green spots. IV. Tempering methods. V. Aging.C. Drafting and Plaster Work I. Drafting II. Modeling and mold making.1 Ashlars. 2 Profiles. 3 Old molds. 4 Checking the warethrough the shop.D. Pressing and Finishing I. Pressing.1 Powermethods. 2 Hand pressing. 3 Absorption of water by mold. II. Finishing.1 With steel. 2 With water brush.E. Drying I. Preliminary drying. II. Final drying.1 Humidity drying.F. Slips, Glazes and Spraying I. Storage, mixing and identification of raw materials. II. Preparation of slips and glazes.1 Specific gravity control. 2 Viscosity control. III. Spraying.1 Handling ware during spraying. 2 Spraying technique. IV. Underslips. V. V. Glazes.1 High temperature. Gloss and mats. 2 Low temperature. 3 Glaze fit and defects. Staley's coefficient of expansion factors. VI. Vitrifiedslips.G. Color Work I. Common colors.1 White. 2 Cream. 3 Gray. 4 Tan and brown. II. Polychrome colors.1 Blue. 2 Green. 3 Pink. 4 Black. 5 Low heat overglaze. III Granite Finishes. IV Pulsichrome applications. V Polychrome decoration.1 Painting. 2 Spraying with masks. 3 High temperature overglaze. 4 Painting soluble metallic salts.H. Kilns and Firing. I. Kiln construction.1 Flue arrangement. 2 Fire boxes. II. Setting. III. Firing. IV. Cooling and dunting. V. Composition and dunting. VI. Pacific Northwest Clayworkers' Kiln Data.I. Fitting Department J. Terra Cotta in the Wall I. Elasticity. I. Thermal coefficient of expansion. II. Thermal conductivity. III. Porosity and absorption. VI. Crystallization of water and salts. V. Strength of body. VI. Variations of strength when wet and dry. VII. Concentration of loads. VIII. Jointing. IX. Concrete.