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Opeal OP-2 Ball Clay

Description: Super-white ball clay

Oxide Analysis Formula Tolerance
SiO2 51.49% 2.61
Al2O3 33.45% 1.00
Fe2O3 0.60% 0.01
TiO2 0.22% 0.01
CaO 0.07% -
MgO 0.10% 0.01
K2O 1.17% 0.04
Na2O 0.10% -
LOI 12.80%n/a
Oxide Weight 265.90
Formula Weight 304.93

Notes

It is not only high in whiteness after 1220C; burning but also excellent in plasticity, reasonable in particle distribution. Application in high-grade polished tiles and tableware.

Related Information

Links

URLs http://www.opeal.com.cn/english/products_op02.htm
OP-2 ball clay information
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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