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S-3 Ball Clay

S3 Ball Clay

Chemistry %

CaO	0.02
MgO	0.26
K2O	1.10
Na2O	0.11
TiO2	1.20
Al2O3	24.00
SiO2	61.20
Fe2O3	1.04

Volatiles %

LOI

10.90

Crude Color: Brown
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 407
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.46
Water of Plasticity (%): 38
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 6.35
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 560
Filtration (ml): 28
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 16.5
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 8.5
pH: 4.7
PCE: 30

Firing Shrinkage (%) Cone 04: 4.5 Cone 3: 6.8 Cone 11: 8.9
Absorption (%) 21.6 12.7 5.6

Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 96
10: 94
5: 77
1: 48
0.5: 37

Out Bound Links

(Typecodes - Type) 1: BLC - Ball Clay
(MDT) North America
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(MDT) Ron Roy
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XML for Import into INSIGHT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="S-3 Ball Clay" descrip="S3 Ball Clay" searchkey="s3 ball clay, Hick S-3, Old Hickory S-3 Ball Clay" loi="0.00" casnumber="70694-09-6">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.020" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.260" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="1.100" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.110" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="24.000" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="61.200" tolerance=""/>
<oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="1.040" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="LOI" name="Loss on Ignition" percent="10.900" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material>