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54-S Ball Clay

Kentucky Ball Clay

Chemistry %

CaO	0.12
MgO	0.27
K2O	0.83
Na2O	0.05
TiO2	1.88
Al2O3	25.45
SiO2	60.00
Fe2O3	1.06

Volatiles %

LOI

9.80

Crude Color: Tan
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 475
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.45
Water of Plasticity (%): 33
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 6.7
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 350
Filtration (ml): 23
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 19.4
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 9.5
pH: 6.3
PCE: 31

Firing Shrinkage (%)
Cone 04: 4.0
Cone 3: 6.3
Cone 11: 7.1

Absorption (%)
Cone 04: 14.2
Cone 3: 7.5
Cone 11: 3.0

Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 97
10: 91
5: 82
1: 59
0.5: 48

Out Bound Links

(Materials - Parent) Ball Clay - Highly Plastic Fine Particle Clay
(Typecodes - Type) 1: BLC - Ball Clay

In Bound Links

(Materials - Related) 5-S Ball Clay - Kentucky Ball Clay

XML for Import into INSIGHT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="54-S Ball Clay" descrip="Kentucky Ball Clay" searchkey="" loi="9.80" casnumber="70694-09-6">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.120" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.270" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.830" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.050" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.880" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="25.450" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="60.000" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.060" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="LOI" name="Loss on Ignition" percent="9.800" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material>