Digitalfire Ceramic Materials Database

Logged in as Level 2 access: Logout


5-S Ball Clay

Kentucky Ball Clay

Chemistry %

CaO0.04
MgO0.18
K2O0.80
Na2O0.12
TiO21.58
Al2O328.60
SiO257.40
Fe2O30.98
 

Volatiles %

LOI9.60

Crude Color: White
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 300
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.64
Water of Plasticity (%): 32
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 6.0
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 200
Filtration (ml): 25
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 18.9
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 9.0
pH: 5.8
PCE: 30

Firing Shrinkage (%)
Cone 04: 5.3
Cone 3: 7.2
Cone 11: 8.0

Absorption (%)
Cone 04: 13.5
Cone 3: 9.8
Cone 11: 3.6

Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 96
10: 94
5: 87
1: 62
0.5: 51


Out Bound Links

XML for Import into INSIGHT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="5-S Ball Clay" descrip="Kentucky Ball Clay" searchkey="" loi="9.60" casnumber="70694-09-6">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.040" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.180" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.800" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.120" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.580" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="28.600" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="57.400" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="0.980" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="LOI" name="Loss on Ignition" percent="9.600" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material>



Feedback, Suggestions

Your email address

Subject

Your Name

Message


Copyright 2003, 2008 http://digitalfire.com, All Rights Reserved
Get a free INSIGHT software trial

INSIGHT is ceramic chemistry
calculation software that runs on
Windows, Mac and Linux and talks
to this web site. ()