A red, slightly coarse clay with excellent working properties for wheel throwing and handbuilding. It is talc-free and contains sand, making it suitable for medium sized forms. Cone 5 oxidation produces red/brown and reduction color is dark red/brown.
Characteristics
Cone: 5
Wet Color: Red
Firing Color: Oxidation: Red Brown – Reduction: Dk. Red Brown
Texture: Slightly Coarse
Penetrometer Target: 6.75
Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 10.5%
Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 4.5%
COE x 10-6: 4.8