ClayBody

Match ceramic body and glaze thermal expansion to prevent crazing and shivering

Manufacturing AIFree

ClayBody calculates coefficient of thermal expansion for ceramic body formulations from mineral phase composition using rule-of-mixtures with phase interaction corrections. The tool compares body CTE against glaze CTE from GlazeChem output to predict glaze fit quality and identifies crazing or shivering risk from CTE mismatch magnitude and sign. Body formula adjustments suggest silica, alumina, and flux ratio modifications to bring CTE into compatible range with the target glaze.

Key Features

• ✓CTE calculation
• ✓Glaze fit prediction
• ✓Crazing risk assessment
• ✓Body formula adjustment
• ✓Phase composition analysis