SIO-2 - TOFFEE STONEWARE CLAY CARAMEL 0-0.2 MM CHAMOTTE

Caramel-colored refractory stoneware clay with 40% impalpable chamotte (0-0.2 mm).

• Designed for artistic ceramics, it is ideal for turning and modeling pieces with fine details and a smooth surface.
• Thanks to the high chamotte content, it has excellent performance during drying and firing.
• Depending on the firing temperature, it develops a beautiful range of natural shades, from beige to oatmeal to caramel brown, creating a warm base highly appreciated in ceramic decoration.
• Suitable for making food-safe tableware according to ISO 6486 standards.
• Supplied in extruded plastic consistency.

Technical characteristics:

• Firing temperature: 1200-1300ºC
• Biscuit firing temperature: 1000ºC
• Moisture: 19%
• Plasticity (Atterberg IP): 13
• Lime content (CaCO3): 0%
• Shrinkage during drying: 6.2%
• Shrinkage during firing (1300ºC): 5.6%
• Porosity (water absorption at 1300ºC): 0.1%
• Dry mechanical strength: 3.5 N/mm2
• Fired mechanical strength (1300ºC): 45.5 N/mm2
• Coefficient of expansion (25-500ºC): 50.8x10^-7ºC^-1.