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S-3 Ball Clay
S3 Ball Clay
Chemistry
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- Family: Ball Clay
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
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
Suppliers
- Old Hickory
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
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