Ball Clay R

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
SiO2	67.00%	5.52
Al2O3	20.60%	1.00
Fe2O3	0.93%	0.03
CaO	0.10%	0.01
MgO	0.58%	0.07
K2O	2.70%	0.14
TiO2	1.32%	0.08
Na2O	0.17%	0.01
LOI	6.20%	n/a
Oxide Weight		462.47
Formula Weight		493.03

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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.
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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