Nepheline Syenite Unimin

Glaze, Slip, Tile Grades

Chemistry

CaO0.350
K2O4.800
MgO0.030
Na2O10.600
Al2O323.500
SiO260.200
Fe2O30.080

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Hazards

Miscellaneous

Notes

All ceramic grades are produced under rigid UNIMIN QIP quality assurance programs to control product uniformity. Glaze, clay slip, and tile grades are available.

Sieve Analysis ASTM E-11 A-200 A-270 A-400 A-700
(mean % retained on 70 .00 .00
each screen) 100 .01 .01
140 .04 .02
200 .45 .07
270 1.40 .80 .00
325 3.10 1.10 .03
-325 95.00 98.00 99.97 100.00

Sub Sieve Analysis:
% finer than 16 micron 57.0 66.0 88.0
10 micron 37.0 46.0 64.0
5 micron 19.0 25.0 35.0

Property: Test Method Unit Values
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mineral Petrographic Microcline/Albite/Nepheline
Specific Gravity ASTM C128 2.61
Melting Point ASTM C-24 F/C 1868/1020
Bulk Density ASTM C-29 lbs/cu ft 38-55


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Sieve Analysis ASTM E-11 A-200 A-270 A-400 A-700
(mean % retained on 70 .00 .00
each screen) 100 .01 .01
140 .04 .02
200 .45 .07
270 1.40 .80 .00
325 3.10 1.10 .03
-325 95.00 98.00 99.97 100.00

Sub Sieve Analysis:
% finer than 16 micron 57.0 66.0 88.0
10 micron 37.0 46.0 64.0
5 micron 19.0 25.0 35.0

Property: Test Method Unit Values
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mineral Petrographic Microcline/Albite/Nepheline
Specific Gravity ASTM C128 2.61
Melting Point ASTM C-24 F/C 1868/1020
Bulk Density ASTM C-29 lbs/cu ft 38-55</note>
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