Standard White Earthenware 12.5kg
This white earthenware clay body has a smooth texture, produces an excellent casting slip, and gives good fired strength. Suitable for once-firing (the practice of firing ceramics in one firing, rather than two, to produce a fully glazed product).
Firing temperature range: 1080 - 1180°C
Supplied in 12.5kg bags.
Casting slip recipe*:
- 12.5kg bag of Standard White Earthenware
- 1.26 litres of water
- 4.5g Soda Ash
- 14g Sodium Silicate 140s
*This is a suggested recipe and you may need to adjust it for your own requirements and preferences.
Firing temperature range: 1220 - 1280°C
Supplied in 12.5kg bags. This is not air drying clay.
Warning - this products contain crystalline silica - If the product is allowed to dry, any powder product generated is hazardous to health by inhalation. Excessive and repeated inhalation of quartz over a prolonged period can cause chronic lung damage.
Technical Information:
Si02%: 71.63
Ti02%: 0.24
AL203%: 18.26
Fe203%: 0.47
P205%: 0.06
Ca0%: 0.93
Mg0%: 0.18
K20%: 1.56
Na20%: 0.37
Total Contraction 1100°C: 10.00%
Pre Fired Total: 1100
Thermal Expansion 500°C: 0.360, 600°C: 0.510
Texture (1=smooth, 10=Coarse): 1
Fired Colour: White