Invalid DateplannedStarch ConsolidationStarch Consolidation — Full-Scale Green Body FormationCorn starch at 7–10 wt% (relative to dry ceramic weight) will gelatinize at 80°C and consolidate a terracotta slip into a demoldable green body with sufficient strength (>1 MPa) to handle 120×80×15mm tiles without cracki…
Invalid DateplannedStarch ConsolidationStarch Consolidation — Small-Scale (1L Oven, Colorado)Corn starch consolidation at 7 and 10 wt% will produce handleable green bodies at small scale (40×40×8mm test coupons) using the 1L oven in Colorado, and the green bodies will survive sintering in the same oven — providi…
Invalid DateplannedAgar GelcastingAgar Gel Casting — Improved Protocol (4 wt% + Water Bath Demolding)Increasing agar concentration from 3 wt% (baseline) to 4 wt%, combined with a water bath assisted demolding technique, will produce green bodies with sufficient rigidity to handle fine features (≥2mm ribs) without deform…
Invalid DateplannedAgar GelcastingAgar Gel Casting — Small-Scale Concentration Series (Louis Sullivan Tile)A systematic agar concentration series (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 wt%) at small scale will identify the optimal agar concentration for terracotta gel casting by measuring green body handling quality and fired properties — providing…
Invalid DateplannedFreeze CastingFreeze Casting with Ambient Pressure Drying — Full-Scale (No Freeze Dryer)Directional freeze casting using a home freezer (−18°C) with a copper cold plate, followed by ambient pressure drying (APD) in a desiccator rather than freeze-drying, will produce a porous but structurally intact green b…
Invalid DateplannedFreeze CastingFreeze Casting with Ambient Pressure Drying — Small-Scale (1L Oven, Colorado)Small-scale directional freeze casting (Ø30mm × 15mm cylinders) using a home freezer and copper cold plate, followed by ambient pressure drying in a desiccator, will produce handleable green bodies that can be sintered i…