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Description: No longer produced
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.37% | 0.02 | |
MgO | 0.21% | 0.02 | |
K2O | 0.23% | 0.01 | |
Na2O | 0.10% | 0.01 | |
P2O5 | 0.14% | - | |
TiO2 | 1.59% | 0.07 | |
Al2O3 | 28.65% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 55.25% | 3.27 | |
Fe2O3 | 1.13% | 0.03 | |
SO3 | 0.03% | n/a | |
LOI | 12.44% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 312.12 | ||
Formula Weight | 356.59 |
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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Pyrometric Cone Equivalent | 33 |
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