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Description: REFINED NOODLED BALL CLAY
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.20% | 0.01 | |
K2O | 2.20% | 0.10 | |
MgO | 0.30% | 0.03 | |
Na2O | 0.30% | 0.02 | |
TiO2 | 1.50% | 0.08 | |
Al2O3 | 24.30% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 63.10% | 4.41 | |
Fe2O3 | 0.90% | 0.02 | |
LOI | 7.20% | n/a | |
C | 0.60% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 389.53 | ||
Formula Weight | 422.48 |
PARTICLE SIZE (E.S.D.)
%> %< %< %<
125u 10u 2u 1u
0.05 92 68 58
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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