OM #4 Ball Clay
Tennessee Ball Clay
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- Family: Ball Clay
- Region: North America
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
Old Mine #4, Mayfield, KY.
A fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength. Old Mine #4 is an "industry standard" based on its popularity in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It is also widely used as a suspension aid in glazes.
OM#4 ball clay is variable in nature and tends to be more vitreous than some of the more refractory ball clays that are available. It has some soluble salts which can give a brown coloration to the surface, so barium carbonate may be needed to precipitate these.
Physical Properties
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Water of Plasticity*: 37.0%
% Dry Shrinkage*: 6.5
Dry M.O.R., psi:* 825
pH: 4.4
C.E.C., meq/100g: 11.0
Specific Surface Area, sq metre/g: 24.4
Soluble sulfur+: Low
P.C.E.: 32
Particle Size, Microns: 20 10 5 2 1 0.5 0.2
(% finer than) 99% 97% 93% 81% 72% 56% 35%
Fired Properties
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Cone 5 10
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Total Shrinkage: 13.0% 14.5%
Absorption: 10.0% 1.0%
Shipped from Mayfield, KY
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*Extruded, 50% ball clay, 50% flint
+Low-trace to 150, Med-150-400, High-450+
**50% Clay, 50% Nepheline Syenite
Data
- Melting Point (MP): 3000F
- Melting Point (MP): 3000F
Suppliers
- K&T Clays
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
XML
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<material name="OM #4 Ball Clay" descrip="Tennessee Ball Clay" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="OM4 Ball Clay, OM4, OM#4, OM 4, Old Mine #4, OM-4 Ball Clay" loi="12.60">
<families>
<family name="Ball Clay"/>
</families>
<regions>
<region name="North America"/>
</regions>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.400" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="1.000" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="27.900" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="55.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.100" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="12.600" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<references>
<reference name="seealso" reason=""/>
</references>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="K&T Clays" country="US" url="http://www.k-tclay.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<notes>
<note>Old Mine #4, Mayfield, KY.
A fine-grained ball clay with excellent plasticity and strength. Old Mine #4 is an "industry standard" based on its popularity in both casting and plastic formed bodies. It is also widely used as a suspension aid in glazes.
OM#4 ball clay is variable in nature and tends to be more vitreous than some of the more refractory ball clays that are available. It has some soluble salts which can give a brown coloration to the surface, so barium carbonate may be needed to precipitate these.
Physical Properties
===================
Water of Plasticity*: 37.0%
% Dry Shrinkage*: 6.5
Dry M.O.R., psi:* 825
pH: 4.4
C.E.C., meq/100g: 11.0
Specific Surface Area, sq metre/g: 24.4
Soluble sulfur+: Low
P.C.E.: 32
Particle Size, Microns: 20 10 5 2 1 0.5 0.2
(% finer than) 99% 97% 93% 81% 72% 56% 35%
Fired Properties
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Cone 5 10
----
Total Shrinkage: 13.0% 14.5%
Absorption: 10.0% 1.0%
Shipped from Mayfield, KY
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*Extruded, 50% ball clay, 50% flint
+Low-trace to 150, Med-150-400, High-450+
**50% Clay, 50% Nepheline Syenite</note>
</notes>
<testdata>
<testitem testname="1" value="3000F"/>
<testitem testname="1" value="3000F"/>
</testdata>
</material>
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