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Materials for Ceramics

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M-377 Ball Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.40%	0.03
K2O	0.40%	0.02
MgO	0.40%	0.04
Na2O	0.10%	0.01
TiO2	1.80%	0.09
Al2O3	24.31%	1.00
SiO2	62.81%	4.38
Fe2O3	0.89%	0.02
LOI	8.90%	n/a
Oxide Weight		382.28
Formula Weight		419.63

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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.

Data

Pyrometric Cone Equivalent	29-31

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