TB-1 Ball Clay
Tennessee Ball Clay
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- Family: Ball Clay
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
Crude Color: Light Grey
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 521
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.21
Water of Plasticity (%): 39
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 7.43
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 235
Filtration (ml): 24
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 20.2
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 11.0
pH: 5.3
PCE: 31
Firing Shrinkage (%) Cone 04: 6.4 Cone 3: 7.5 Cone 11: 8.7
Absorption (%) 16.1 10.2 3.8
Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 97
10: 91
5: 80
1: 60
0.5: 52
Suppliers
- Old Hickory
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="TB-1 Ball Clay" descrip="Tennessee Ball Clay" generic="0" rawmineral="0" searchkey="" loi="9.28">
<families>
<family name="Ball Clay"/>
</families>
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.030" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.210" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.080" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.500" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="27.400" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="59.300" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.100" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="" name="" percent="9.280" 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: Light Grey
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 521
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.21
Water of Plasticity (%): 39
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 7.43
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 235
Filtration (ml): 24
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 20.2
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 11.0
pH: 5.3
PCE: 31
Firing Shrinkage (%) Cone 04: 6.4 Cone 3: 7.5 Cone 11: 8.7
Absorption (%) 16.1 10.2 3.8
Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 97
10: 91
5: 80
1: 60
0.5: 52
</note>
</notes>
</material>
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