No. 1 Ball Clay

Kentucky Ball Clay

Chemistry

CaO0.060
K2O0.320
MgO0.180
Na2O0.090
TiO22.000
Al2O326.200
SiO260.800
Fe2O30.870

Volatiles

LOI8.840

Links to Other Materials

Miscellaneous

Notes

Crude Color: White to Pink
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 300
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.30
Water of Plasticity (%): 32
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 5.5
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 160
Filtration (ml): 23
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 16.9
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 8.5
pH: 5.8
PCE: 32

Firing Shrinkage (%) Cone 04: 5.0 Cone 3: 5.1 Cone 11: 7.2
Absorption (%) 15.8 12.7 2.5

Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 96
10: 92
5: 85
1: 60
0.5: 49


Suppliers

Authors

XML

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<material name="No. 1 Ball Clay" descrip="Kentucky Ball Clay" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="Kentucky No. 1 Ball Clay" loi="8.84">
<families>
<family name="Ball Clay"/>
</families>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.060" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.180" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.320" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.090" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="2.000" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="26.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="60.800" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="0.870" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="8.840" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<references>
<reference name="seealso" reason=""/>
</references>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="Old Hickory" country="US" url="www.oldhickoryclay.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<notes>
<note>Crude Color: White to Pink
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 300
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.30
Water of Plasticity (%): 32
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 5.5
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 160
Filtration (ml): 23
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 16.9
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 8.5
pH: 5.8
PCE: 32

Firing Shrinkage (%) Cone 04: 5.0 Cone 3: 5.1 Cone 11: 7.2
Absorption (%) 15.8 12.7 2.5

Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 96
10: 92
5: 85
1: 60
0.5: 49
</note>
</notes>
</material>



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