Is Fire Caulk the same as RTV?

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Will this stuff work for caulking the pellet stove exhaust pipes?
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Also wondering how you dismantle exhaust pipes that have been put together with rtv?
 
Will this stuff work for caulking the pellet stove exhaust pipes?
(broken link removed to http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100390499/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=fire+caulk&storeId=10051#.URA-raWCmuI)
Also wondering how you dismantle exhaust pipes that have been put together with rtv?

nope fire caulking can withstand MUCH greater temperatures, and isnt as pliable
 
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