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  • Sio-2 | BLACK ICE Black Porcelain
  • Sio-2 | BLACK ICE Black Porcelain

    Sio-2 | BLACK ICE Black Porcelain

    Regular price $42.53
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    Pickup available at Vancouver

    Black Ice is a black porcelain body noted for its beautiful black graphite fired color. It has high plasticity, which makes it ideal for wheel-throwing and modeling. Its formula is very stable and provides a secure firing range between Cone 6 and Cone 7 (oxidizing atmosphere). Suitable for tableware (food-safe), according to ISO 6486:1999. Available in extruded body (moist form). Supplied in a practical 11 lb cylindrical format with double packaging.

    Firing - Ceramic kiln high fire
    Weight/Volume - 11 lbs - 5 kg
    Grog - No grog
    State - Moist form (plastic body)
    Stiffness - For wheel throwing and handbuilding

    Firing range: Cone 6-7 (2192º-2264ºF / 1200-1240ºC)
    Bisque firing temperature: Cone 06 (1832ºF / 1000ºC)
    Water content: 20%
    Plasticity (IP Atterberg): 11
    Carbonate content (CaCO3): 0%
    Drying shrinkage: 5.4%
    Firing shrinkage at Cone 6: 10.3%
    Porosity (water absorption) at Cone 6: 0.0%
    Dry bending strength: 3.1 N/mm2
    Fired bending strength at Cone 6: 39.8 N/mm2
    Thermal coefficient (a25-500ºC): 54.3x10-7ºC-1