Ceramitalc No. 1

Description: 325 mesh talc

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	6.94%	0.15
MgO	29.00%	0.85
Na2O	0.18%	-
Al2O3	0.28%	-
SiO2	56.80%	1.12
Fe2O3	0.20%	-
MnO	0.13%	-
LOI	6.46%	n/a
Oxide Weight		110.53
Formula Weight		118.16

Notes

No longer available.

Was for use in all ceramic applications where a fine-ground talc will develop higher fired strength than coarser grades. Used as an auxiliary flux in electrical porcelain, hotel china and sanitaryware bodies to lower manufacturing temperatures without narrowing the firing range. In semivitreous dinnerware, it decreases the moisture expansion and increases the thermal expansin, contributing to improved resistnace to crazing in glazes dinnerware.

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Typecodes	Flux Source Materials that source Na2O, K2O, Li2O, CaO, MgO and other fluxes but are not feldspars or frits. Remember that materials can be flux sources but also perform many other roles. For example, talc is a flux in high temperature glazes, but a matting agent in low temperatures ones. It can also be a flux, a filler and an expansion increaser in bodies.
Materials	Ceramitalc
Hazards	Talc Hazards Overview Talc is invaluable in the ceramics industry, it is used as a glaze and body ingredient and as a parting a release agent in various processes. Is it safe?

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