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Materials for Ceramics

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Chamotte

Description: Calcined fireclay

Notes

A light colored refractory grog or a the waste products of ceramic granites and sanitaryware. Often used as a filler in tile manufacture and even slipcast products. It is used in Europe.

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Oxide	Analysis	Formula	Tolerance

Materials	Fireclay
Typecodes	Aggregate Granular materials intended to impart raw and fired structural strength or thermal expansion properties to bodies or deliver special speckling effects in glazes.
URLs	https://www.imerys.com/product-ranges/chamotte-ceramics Chamotte information from Imerys Chamotte—also known as 'grog', 'firesand' or “fireclay”—is calcined clay containing a high proportion of alumina. It is produced by firing selected fire clays in a rotary kiln.

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