Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fragments of already burnt fire-clay, as of the old saggars of a porcelain factory, ground to powder and used, in admixture with fresh fireclay, in making new vessels. The old material serves to diminish the shrinkage of the mixture in the burning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of silica and alumina.
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MARQUARDT MASS TUBES for temperatures up to 3,000°F., but they will not stand sudden changes in temperature, such as in contact with intermittent flames, without an extra outer covering of chamotte, fireclay or carborundum.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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