Body 258 is a light to cream firing stoneware quality with 25 % black chamotte 0 – 0.5 mm. The firing range is 1000 °C– 1240 °C.
The plastic body quality is suitable for building-up smaller to medium-sized pieces. An interesting surface can be achieved by exposing the black chamotte with a sponge.
Ceramics created with Ceramic body 0258
Characteristics of Ceramic body 0258
| Firing colour | black in white | |||
| Firing range (°C) | 1000 - 1240 | |||
| Chamotte portion (%) | 25 | |||
| Chamotte grain size (mm) | 0 - 0,5 | |||
| TS (%)* | 6 | |||
| Firing shrinkage | 1070 °C - 3% | 1140 °C - 5% | 1200 °C - 7% | 1240 °C - 6% |
| Water absorption | 1070 °C - 8% | 1140 °C - 4% | 1200 °C - 0,8% | 1240 °C - 0,4% |
| CTE x 10 -7 °C -1 | 20 °C - 500 °C (1240 °C) | 62 | ||
| Applications | Modelling | |||
| Note | * DS = Dry shrinkage at 110°C |