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| PCE - Pyrometric Cone Equivalent | 32.5 |
| WABS - Water absorption | Cone 5: 11% cone 10: 3% |
| UPSD - Ultimate Particle Size Distribution | 20 microns: 99% 10: 97% 8: 94% 5: 88% 3: 79% 2: 73% 1: 60% 0.5: 45% |
A fine grained secondary clay which fires to a light cream with 13% shrinkage at cone 10. This ball clay is considered to be very effective in salt firing and it is claimed that it works well in flashing (i.e. wood firing).
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <material name="Sagger XX Ball Clay" descrip="" searchkey="XX Sagger, XX Sagger Ball Clay, Saggar" loi="0.00" casnumber="70694-09-6"> <oxides> <oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="0.500" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="MgO" name="Magnesium Oxide, Magnesia" status="" percent="0.300" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="K2O" name="Potassium Oxide" status="" percent="0.890" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="Na2O" name="Sodium Oxide, Soda" status="" percent="0.300" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="TiO2" name="Titanium Dioxide, Titania" status="" percent="1.710" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="Al2O3" name="Aluminum Oxide, Alumina" status="" percent="29.170" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="SiO2" name="Silicon Dioxide, Silica" status="" percent="56.730" tolerance=""/> <oxide symbol="Fe2O3" name="Iron Oxide, Ferric Oxide" status="" percent="0.690" tolerance=""/> </oxides> <volatiles> <volatile symbol="LOI" name="Loss on Ignition" percent="9.710" tolerance=""/> </volatiles> </material>
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