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Description: Thailand Ball Clay
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.30% | 0.02 | |
K2O | 2.40% | 0.11 | |
MgO | 1.30% | 0.14 | |
Na2O | 0.80% | 0.06 | |
TiO2 | 0.70% | 0.04 | |
Al2O3 | 23.60% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 58.80% | 4.23 | |
Fe2O3 | 1.60% | 0.04 | |
LOI | 6.40% | n/a | |
C | 0.10% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 386.82 | ||
Formula Weight | 413.71 |
Particle Size (e.s.d.)
125 microns - 1.0
20 microns - 99
2 microns - 74
.5 microns - 48
Modulus of Rupture at 110C
Mn/M2 - 7.8
lbf/in2 - 1130
Water Absorption
1120C - 0.0
1220C - 0.5
Shrinkage Dry to Fired
1120C - 11.5
1220C - 8.5
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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