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Description: SLURRIED REFINED DEVON BALLCLAY
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 0.20% | 0.01 | |
K2O | 2.20% | 0.09 | |
MgO | 0.03% | - | |
Na2O | 0.40% | 0.02 | |
TiO2 | 1.30% | 0.06 | |
Al2O3 | 27.90% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 56.50% | 3.44 | |
Fe2O3 | 1.00% | 0.02 | |
LOI | 10.20% | n/a | |
C | 1.80% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 327.31 | ||
Formula Weight | 371.95 |
Particle Size (e.s.d.)
125 microns - <.05
10 microns - 95
2 microns - 76
1 microns - 65
Modulus of Rupture at 110C
Mn/M2 - 7.3
lbf/in2 - 1050
Water Absorption
1120C - 1.0
1220C - 0.50
Shrinkage Dry to Fired
1120C - 11.00
1220C - 12.00
Reflectance 464nm
1120C - 75
1220C - 53
Refractoriness
Cone - 32, 1710C
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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