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Description: Legacy ball clay from Ky. Clay Min. Co.
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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SiO2 | 58.10% | 3.99 | |
Al2O3 | 24.70% | 1.00 | |
Fe2O3 | 2.30% | 0.06 | |
TiO2 | 0.80% | 0.04 | |
CaO | 0.30% | 0.02 | |
MgO | 0.30% | 0.03 | |
K2O | 0.92% | 0.04 | |
Na2O | 0.92% | 0.06 | |
LOI | 12.00% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 364.80 | ||
Formula Weight | 414.55 |
Materials |
K. C. M. Ball Clay
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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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