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Calcium Chloride

Flocculant

Formula: CaCl2.5H₂O

Used as a flocculating suspending agent in glazes. It works well with bentonite.

Small additions (.1-.3%) to glaze slurries also produce gelling qualities that make it easier to apply coatings of even thickness. Vinegar has a similar effect although calcium chloride is said to work better. This material is the key to being able to apply a glaze to non-porous porcelain bisque ware.

Calcium chloride is used on sidewalks as an ice-melter in cold climates.

Mechanisms

• Glaze Suspender - General

  Gels glaze slurries.

Out Bound Links

• (Typecodes - Unspecified) 1: ADV - Additive
• (Typecodes) 1: GNM - Generic Material

In Bound Links

• (Materials - Related) Epsom Salts - Mg2SO4.7H2O - Flocculant

  Magnesium Sulfate, HEPTAHYDRATE

XML for Import into INSIGHT

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