Martin #5/L1 Ball Clay

Description: Tennessee Ball Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.30%	0.02
K2O	1.00%	0.04
MgO	0.40%	0.04
Na2O	0.30%	0.02
TiO2	1.20%	0.05
Al2O3	27.90%	1.00
SiO2	55.20%	3.36
Fe2O3	1.10%	0.03
LOI	12.60%	n/a
Oxide Weight		319.53
Formula Weight		365.59

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A coarse-grained, fast casting Ball Clay with good strength and plasticity. Martin #5/L-1 is ideal for all casting applications and is also supplied in a clay water slurry form for use by the sanitaryware and artware industries.

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Ball Clay
Ball clays are abundant and very plastic and are used in all types of plastic forming bodies. They are not as white-burning or refractory as kaolins but lower in iron and fluxes than bentonites.

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