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Description: Legacy ball clay
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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SiO2 | 54.20% | 3.08 | |
Al2O3 | 29.90% | 1.00 | |
Fe2O3 | 1.70% | 0.04 | |
TiO2 | 1.60% | 0.07 | |
CaO | 0.50% | 0.03 | |
MgO | 0.80% | 0.07 | |
K2O | 0.30% | 0.01 | |
Na2O | 0.60% | 0.03 | |
LOI | 16.70% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 305.66 | ||
Formula Weight | 366.94 |
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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Drying Shrinkage | 8.0% |
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Firing Shrinkage | Cone 9: 10.0% |
Water absorption | Cone 9: 0% |
Dry M.O.R. (50% Silica) | 600 psi |
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