Last update:
28 June 2005

Thanks to the equipment and extensive experience of the conductor, S.R.C. Engineering laboratory is able to supply a wide range of services, among which is the study of raw materials for body slips and glazes. S.R.C. laboratory can operate on the following materials: calcareous earthenware materials; calcareous / feldspathic earthenware materials; feldspathic earthernware materials; fire clay; fine fire clay; vitreous china; porcelain; steatite; cordierite with raw materials and chemicals of any origin.

Moreover, S.R.C. laboratory is able to define composition of porous or greified body slips to be fired from 1000°C to 1300°C and composition of transparent white, coloured, brilliant, mat satinised, speckled, metallic and craquelé glazes.

It is well known how important the initial choice of raw materials is in developing a composition both for body slips and glazes. It is quite common that for logistical reasons the first raw materials to be tested are those easily available on site, on the other hand it is sometimes not so easy to introduce these raw materials into ceramic composition with satisfactory results. Often the secret is a masterly mixture of local raw materials and others with constant and well-known characteristics which guarantee steady behaviour and cost control. So for each raw material tested a full range of controls are carried out, for example,

On unfired material: - Particle size analysis - Rheological analysis - Mechanical tests - Thermal tests

On fired material: Mechanical tests Thermal tests Chemical tests Microscope tests

S.R.C. Engineering S.r.l. Laboratory

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