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APG Missouri Fireclay
Buff Burning Plastic Fireclay
Chemistry
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Links to Other Materials
- Hawthorne Bond - Unspecified
- Plainsman Fireclay - Unspecified
- Imco 400 Fireclay - Unspecified
- Fireclay - Parent
- Cache
Hazards
- Quartz, Crystalline Silica
Miscellaneous
- Family: Clay Other
- Region: North America
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
A popular medium plasticity buff burning clay used in stoneware, sculpture and many other types of clay bodies. It is very refractory (8-10% absorption, 12% total shrinkage cone 10) and fires to an attractive surface. It is considered very consistent.
It is also used for mortar for building kilns.
20 mesh grade:
0-0.5% on 14 mesh
0.5-10.0 on 20 mesh
35.0-50.0 through 100 mesh
28 mesh grade:
0.5-5.0 on 20 mesh
0.5-10.0 on 28 mesh
20.0-38.0 through 100 mesh
PCE; 30-31.5
Linked Articles
Duplicating AP Green Fireclay
Few people actually understood what AP Green fireclay really was (it is no longer available). By carefully ascertaining its physical properties we were able to formulate a substitute material mix.
Suppliers
- A. P. Green
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
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