KTS-2 Ball Clay

Alternate Names: KTS2 Ball Clay

Description: Tennessee Ball Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.20%	0.01
K2O	1.10%	0.05
MgO	0.40%	0.04
Na2O	0.20%	0.01
TiO2	1.60%	0.08
Al2O3	24.90%	1.00
SiO2	60.90%	4.15
Fe2O3	1.00%	0.03
LOI	9.20%	n/a
Oxide Weight		369.90
Formula Weight		407.38

Notes

An intermediate-grained Ball Clay with very good plasticity and strength. KTS-2 can be used in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It is also supplied in a clay-water slurry form for use by the sanitaryware and artware industries.

Physical Properties
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Water of Plasticity: 32.6%
% Dry Shrinkage: 5.4
Dry M.O.R. (50:50 ball clay:silica, psi): 580
pH: 4.3
M.B.I. (meq/100g): 6.9
Specific Surface Area (sq-meter/g): 19.0
Soluble sulphur SO₄: Medium

P.C.E.: 31

Particle Size, Microns: 20 10 5 2 1 0.5
(% finer than) 93% 86% 73% 58% 46% 35%

Fired Properties
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Cone 5 10
Total Shrinkage: 11.5% 14.6%
Absorption: 12.2% 5.5%

*This info is from a data sheet from Jan 2013

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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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