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Alternate Names: Hy Plas 64
Description: Ball Clay
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.20% | 0.02 | |
MgO | 0.40% | 0.04 | |
K2O | 2.40% | 0.11 | |
Na2O | 0.50% | 0.03 | |
TiO2 | 1.60% | 0.09 | |
Al2O3 | 24.00% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 63.00% | 4.46 | |
Fe2O3 | 1.00% | 0.03 | |
LOI | 6.90% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 395.68 | ||
Formula Weight | 425.00 |
Materials |
Ball Clay
A fine particled highly plastic secondary clay used mainly to impart plasticity to clay and porcelain bodies and to suspend glaze, slips and engobe slurries. |
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Typecodes |
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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