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Body 371 is a grey to anthracite coloured firing stoneware quality with 25 % chamotte 0 – 0.2 mm.
The recommended firing range is 1000 °C – 1240 °C.
The plastic body is suitable for building-up smaller pieces as well as for throwing on the potter’s wheel, where it is also particularly suitable for larger pieces. Nice, light grey shades appear in a lower temperature range but change to anthracite and black as the temperature increases.
Ceramics created with Ceramic body 0371
Characteristics of Ceramic body 0371
| Firing colour | grey-black | ||
| Firing range (°C) | 1000 - 1240 | ||
| Chamotte portion (%) | 25 | ||
| Chamotte grain size (mm) | 0 - 0,2 | ||
| DS (%)* | 7 | ||
| Firing shrinkage | 1070 °C - 3% | 1140 °C - 5% | 1240 °C - 8% |
| Water absorption | 1070 °C - 9% | 1140 °C - 5% | 1240 °C - 0,1% |
| CTE x 10 -7 °C -1 | 20 °C - 500 °C (1240 °C) | 65 | |
| Applications | Throwing, Modelling, Pressing/ Punching | ||
| Note | * DS = Dry shrinkage at 110°C |