QA Ball Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.30%	0.02
K2O	1.02%	0.04
MgO	1.02%	0.09
Na2O	1.02%	0.06
TiO2	1.53%	0.07
Al2O3	27.47%	1.00
SiO2	58.19%	3.60
Fe2O3	0.91%	0.02
LOI	8.55%	n/a
Oxide Weight		339.60
Formula Weight		371.35

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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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