Digitalfire Ceramic Materials Database

Logged in as Level 2 access: Logout

Oxides | Minerals | Materials | Recipes | Articles | Glossary | Hazards | Library | MDT | Pictures | Properties | Schedules | Temperatures | Tests | Troubles | Typecodes

Gleason Ball Clay

Fine grainding plastic ball clay

The manufacturer describes it as a fine-grained engineered blend offering excellent bonding and forming characteristics. Ideally suited for extrusion, dry and wet pressing applications. This material is an alternative to, for example, OM#4, it has a lower coal content and fires a little lighter in color.

Out Bound Links

• (Typecodes - Type) 1: BLC - Ball Clay
• (MDT) North America

  The decision about what materials to include in th...

• (Materials - Alternative) OM #4 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay

  OM4 Ball Clay, OM4, OM#4, OM 4, Old Mine #4, OM-4 Ball Clay

• (Materials - Related) Foundry Hill Creme - Plastic clay for stoneware clay bodies

  New Foundry Hill Creme, Foundry Hill Cream

XML for Import into INSIGHT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="Gleason Ball Clay" descrip="Fine grainding plastic ball clay" searchkey="" loi="0.00" casnumber="70694-09-6">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.090" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.040" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.320" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.070" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="P2O5" name="Phosphorus Pentoxide" status="" percent="0.110" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.480" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="26.280" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="58.800" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.410" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MnO" name="Manganous Oxide" status="" percent="0.010" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="LOI" name="Loss on Ignition" percent="11.600" tolerance=""/>
<volatile symbol="SO3" name="Sulfur Trioxide" percent="0.020" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material>

Copyright 2003, 2008 http://digitalfire.com, All Rights Reserved

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