Ceramic body 393 is a leather to cork coloured firing stoneware quality.
Characteristics of Ceramic body 0393
| Firing colour | leather | |
| Firing range (°C) | 1000 - 1240 | |
| Chamotte portion (%) | 0 | |
| Chamotte grain size (mm) | 0 | |
| DS (%)* | 9 | |
| Firing shrinkage | 1070 °C - 6% | 1240 °C - 8% |
| Water absorption | 1070 °C - 9% | 1240 °C - 1% |
| CTE x 10 -7 °C -1 | 20 °C - 500 °C (1240 °C) | 63 |
| Applications | Throwing, Pressing/ Punching | |
| Note | * DS = Dry shrinkage at 110°C |