FT-M Clay

Description: Westerwald, Germany - Plastic Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.20%	0.02
K2O	1.80%	0.10
MgO	0.30%	0.04
Na2O	0.10%	0.01
TiO2	1.70%	0.11
Al2O3	20.40%	1.00
SiO2	62.90%	5.23
Fe2O3	4.60%	0.14
LOI	7.00%	n/a
C	0.10%	n/a
Oxide Weight		460.00
Formula Weight		495.16

Notes

Raw Color - LIGHT RED - DARK RED
Particle Size (e.s.d.)
125 microns - 1.8
63 microns - 6.1
20 microns - 85
2 microns - 58
.5 microns - 32
Modulus of Rupture at 110C
Mn/M2 - 6.2
lbf/in2 - 900
Water Absorption
1120C - 8.0
1220C - 2.00
Shrinkage Dry to Fired
1120C - 5.0
1220C - 7.5
Plastic Index - 643
PF NO. - 31.2

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Typecodes	Clay Other Clays that are not kaolins, ball clays or bentonites. For example, stoneware clays are mixtures of all of the above plus quartz, feldspar, mica and other minerals. There are also many clays that have high plasticity like bentonite but are much different mineralogically.

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