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    Centigrade Fahrenheit Equivalent Cone Heated at 150C/hr Visual Colour Notes

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    This document provides a firing chart for hot clay, listing the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales along with the corresponding cone number and visual color changes. Key stages include: water boiling off below 100°C, organic matter burning off around 200°C, bisque firing temperature of 900-1000°C, earthenware range of 1020-1160°C, and stoneware/porcelain range of 1120-1280°C. The chart is intended as a general guide, with testing always advised due to variability.

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    This document provides a firing chart for hot clay, listing the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales along with the corresponding cone number and visual color changes. Key stages include: water boiling off below 100°C, organic matter burning off around 200°C, bisque firing temperature of 900-1000°C, earthenware range of 1020-1160°C, and stoneware/porcelain range of 1120-1280°C. The chart is intended as a general guide, with testing always advised due to variability.

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    This document provides a firing chart for hot clay, listing the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales along with the corresponding cone number and visual color changes. Key stages include: water boiling off below 100°C, organic matter burning off around 200°C, bisque firing temperature of 900-1000°C, earthenware range of 1020-1160°C, and stoneware/porcelain range of 1120-1280°C. The chart is intended as a general guide, with testing always advised due to variability.

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    Centigrade Fahrenheit Equivalent Cone Heated at 150C/hr Visual Colour Notes

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    This document provides a firing chart for hot clay, listing the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales along with the corresponding cone number and visual color changes. Key stages include: water boiling off below 100°C, organic matter burning off around 200°C, bisque firing temperature of 900-1000°C, earthenware range of 1020-1160°C, and stoneware/porcelain range of 1120-1280°C. The chart is intended as a general guide, with testing always advised due to variability.

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    Hot Clay Firing Chart

    Equivalent Notes
    Centigrade Fahrenheit Cone heated Visual Colour*
    at 150C/hr
    Water boils off as steam. Trapped water can cause the clay to explode so begin
    100 212 - Dark
    firing below this temperature until all water has evaporated
    Organic matter burns off causing smoke. Clay body can shrink rapidly at 220C.
    200 392 -
    Fast cooling at this stage may cause pottery to crack
    350 662 - Dark Red Chemically bonded water begins to be driven off the clay molecules
    Temperature changes (up and down) must be slow at the stage due to chemical
    573 1063 - Dull Red
    changes in the quartz within the clay
    600 1112 022
    614 1137 021
    635 1175 020 Decal firing temperature
    683 1261 019
    717 1322 018 Carbon and sulphur are burnt off, causing strong smells
    747 1376 017
    The clay surface will start to seal off, trapping any unburnt organic materials.
    792 1457 016 Temperature before this stage should be increased steadily with vents open to
    allow these materials to burn out before this stage
    804 1479 015
    838 1540 014
    852 1565 013
    884 1623 012 Cherry Red
    894 1641 011
    900 1652 010 Bisque firing temperature is 900-1000C
    923 1693 09 Orange
    Clay particles begin to vitrify from 900C.
    955 1751 08
    984 1803 07
    1000 1832 06
    1020 1870 - Earthenware Range
    1046 1914 05
    Hot Clay Earthenware:
    1060 1940 04 Vitraglaze Earthenware Glazes: 1020C - 1080C
    1101 2014 03 Low Fire Earthenware: 1080 - 1160C
    Standard Red Terracotta 20% Grog:
    1120 2048 02 1080 - 1180C
    1137 2079 01 Red School Clay: 1080 - 1180C
    1154 2109 1 Yellow
    1162 2124 2
    1168 2134 3
    1186 2167 4 Stoneware and Porcelain Range
    1196 2185 5
    Hot Clay Stoneware and Porcelain:
    1222 2232 6 Royal Porcelain: 1220 - 1280C
    1240 2264 7 ES50: 1120 - 1280C
    ES10: 1160 - 1280C
    1263 2305 8 ES20: 1180 - 1280C
    1280 2336 9 ES5: 1180 - 1280C
    Vitraglaze Stoneware glazes: 1240C - 1280C
    1305 2381 10 White
    1315 2399 11
    1326 2419 12
    1346 2455 13
    1400 2552 14 Brilliant White
    *Warning! Do not look into kiln with the naked eye. Use goggles which can screen out infra-red & inspect for as short a period as possible.

    This is intended as a general guide. Cones, kilns, glazes and clays vary. Fire according to manufacturer instructions. Testing is always advised.

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