Palestone
Plainsman Native Clay
Chemistry
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Volatiles
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Miscellaneous
- Family: Clay Other
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
A pale firing stoneware with good plasticity and suitable for making up the major part of a mix. It develops maturity in the cone 8-11 range and is fine grained and strong. This is material is balanced enough to use by itself.
Fired Temperature, Cone 6 7 8 9 10 11 10R
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Fired Shrinkage: 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% n/a n/a
Absorption: 3.8% 3.2% 2.6% 2.0% 1.0% n/a n/a
Fired Strength:
(lbs/ square inch) 5800 6200 6700 7100 7100
Sieve Analysis Wet Washed
(Root of 2 series) +35 +48 +65 +100 +150# +200 +325
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0.1% 0.3% 1.9% 6.3% 9.1% 13.6% 21.5%
Texture: Sl. tooth
Plastic Index (1-10): 6
Green Strength (lbs/sqaure inch): 950
Dry shrinkage: 6.0
Dried density: 2.04
PCE: 21.5
Data
- Melting Point (MP): PCE 22
- Melting Point (MP): PCE 22
URLs
- Data Sheet - http://digitalfire.com/plainsman/data/paleston.htm
Suppliers
- Plainsman Clays
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="Palestone" descrip="Plainsman Native Clay" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="" loi="6.70">
<families>
<family name="Clay Other"/>
</families>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="BaO" name="Barium Oxide, Baria" status="" percent="0.320" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.220" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.560" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="2.320" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.140" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="P2O5" name="Phosphorus Pentoxide" status="" percent="0.150" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="0.650" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="17.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="70.430" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MnO" name="Manganous Oxide" status="" percent="0.010" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="6.700" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
<suppliers>
<supplier name="Plainsman Clays" country="CA" url="http://www.plainsmanclays.com" label=""/>
</suppliers>
<notes>
<note>A pale firing stoneware with good plasticity and suitable for making up the major part of a mix. It develops maturity in the cone 8-11 range and is fine grained and strong. This is material is balanced enough to use by itself.
Fired Temperature, Cone 6 7 8 9 10 11 10R
--------------------------------------------
Fired Shrinkage: 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% n/a n/a
Absorption: 3.8% 3.2% 2.6% 2.0% 1.0% n/a n/a
Fired Strength:
(lbs/ square inch) 5800 6200 6700 7100 7100
Sieve Analysis Wet Washed
(Root of 2 series) +35 +48 +65 +100 +150# +200 +325
--------------------------------------------
0.1% 0.3% 1.9% 6.3% 9.1% 13.6% 21.5%
Texture: Sl. tooth
Plastic Index (1-10): 6
Green Strength (lbs/sqaure inch): 950
Dry shrinkage: 6.0
Dried density: 2.04
PCE: 21.5
</note>
</notes>
<testdata>
<testitem testname="0" value="PCE 22"/>
<testitem testname="0" value="PCE 22"/>
</testdata>
</material>
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