Saggar

This article is about the kiln furniture. For the Syrian god, see Saggar (god).
Saggars in use in the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
Bungs of saggars inside a bottle kiln

A saggar (also misspelled as sagger or segger) is a type of kiln furniture.[1][2][3] It is a ceramic boxlike container used in the firing of pottery to enclose or protect ware being fired inside a kiln. The name may be a contraction of the word safeguard.[4]

Saggars are still used in the production of ceramics to shield ware from the direct contact of flames and from damage by kiln debris.[5][6][7]

Traditionally, saggars were made primarily from fireclay.[8][9] Saggars have been used to protect, or safeguard, ware from open flame, smoke, gases and kiln debris:[10] Modern saggars are made of alumina ceramic, cordierite ceramic, mullite ceramic silicon carbide[11][12] and in special cases from zirconia.[13]

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  2. ^ Saggar Plants In Tableware Production. G. Sper. Interkeram. 41, No.8, 1989.
  3. ^ A.Dodd & D.Murfin. Dictionary Of Ceramics; 3rd ed. The Institute of Minerals. 1994.
  4. ^ 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'. T.F. Hoad. Oxford University Press. 1996. Retrieved October 14, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-saggar.html
  5. ^ 'Extending The Useful Life Of Saggars'. Karpova N.G., Voitovich V.A. Glass and Ceramics. Vol. 37, No 12. 1980
  6. ^ http://amic.biz/Data%20Brochure/AMI%20Kiln%20Furniture%20%28Cordierite-Mullite-Corundum%29.pdf. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ http://www.ikf-solutions.com/pdf/KF%20for%20TC%20CFI%20April09.pdf. Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 'A Study of the Properties of Saggar Mixtures. Part XVIII: The Use of Fused Silica as Grog in Saggar Mixes.' White R.P, Rigby G.R. British Ceramic Research Association.RP13. 1948
  9. ^ 'Kiln Furniture Mixes Containing Highly Refractory Grog'. White R.P, Rigby G.R. British Ceramic Research Association. RP161. 1952
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  11. ^ 'Development Trend Of Dense Alumina Saggar For Electric Materials'. Hayashi K. Ceram. Jap. 38, No.8, 2003. pg.561-563
  12. ^ 'Silicon Carbide Sagar For Firing Non-oxide Ceramics.' Sakaguchi M., Taskeshita S., Hirota T., Aratani K., Kawakami T. Refractories in the Ceramics Industry. Aachen Proc., 32nd Int.Colloquium on Refractories Aachen, 12–13 October 1989, pg.75-78 Verlag Schmid GmbH
  13. ^ Sonntag, Kiss; Banhidi, Weber (2009). "New Kiln Furniture Solutions for Technical Ceramics". Ceramic Forum International. 86 (4): 29–34.