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Dead Burned Magnesium Oxide. Temperatures used when calcining magnesia to produce refractory grade magnesium oxide will range between 1500ºC – 2000ºC. The magnesium oxide is referred to as "dead burned" or "periclase" since most, if not all, of the reactivity has been eliminated. Refractory grade magnesium oxide is used extensively in steel production to serve as both protective