1. Kraft pulp residue addition to clay body increases the required water content for plasticity.
2. Fibrousnature of residue doesnot create any problem during shaping at used addition levels. There wasnot any extrusion failuresobs erved.
3. Drying shrinkage of the clay body is slightly increased up to 5% residue addition. Ten percent residue addition is found to be unsuitable because of increase in drying shrinkage.
4. Pulp residue addition increases the dry bending strength of the clay samples up to 5% residue addition. Thisis found to be useful for the decreasing the rejects due to the handling problems of the unfired bricks.