Phosphorus

The high phosphorus glaze satIron_ZT_Mashiko is shown on a mug here:

February 2019 Reverse Iron on Iron

Here I show a modification of this glaze with higher magnesium.

As the source of phosphorus is bone ash, higher magnesium with similar phosphorus reqires similar calcium, and thus less alkali metals. To partially compensate lithium is increased.

cone 10 oxidation

Firing profile

Up Fire profile

150 deg F an hour to 250 deg F

400 deg F an hour to 2050 deg F

120 deg F an hour to 2250 deg F

60 deg F an hour to 2310 deg F with a hold of 20 minutes at 2310 deg F

Down Fire Profile

A half hour hold at 1750 deg F

A three hour hold at 1700 deg F

slow downfire at 25 deg F an hour in the interval 1700 deg F to 1650 deg F

A one hour hold at 1650 deg F

The cones show this as a cone 10 firing.

Clay body is a grolleg porcelain from Tacoma Clay Art Center.

glaze compositions

Empirical Formula glaze satIron_ZT_Mashiko :

K2O        .08
Na2O        .08
Li2O        .17
CaO        .49
MgO        .18

Al2O3        .6
Fe2O3        .23

SiO2        4.37
P2O5        .16

molecular percent Silica 69

Empirical Formula glaze satIron_ZT_Mashiko_1E_0 :

K2O        .04
Na2O        .03
Li2O        .19
CaO        .51
MgO        .23

Al2O3        .6
Fe2O3        .24

SiO2        4.32
P2O5        .17

molecular percent Silica 68%



glaze satIron_ZT_Mashiko

full view



glaze satIron_ZT_Mashiko_1E_0

full view

bowl ~ 4 inches in diameter



Remarks

Note that the higher Magnesia glaze, satIron_ZT_Mashiko_1E_0 compared to satIron_ZT_Mashiko is satin matte rather than full gloss,
and red-orange rather than yellow-orange.

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