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54-S Ball Clay
Kentucky Ball Clay
Chemistry
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- Family: Ball Clay
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: No
Notes
Crude Color: Tan
Dry M.O.R. (psi 50% clay/50% flint, cast bars): 475
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%): 0.45
Water of Plasticity (%): 33
Linear Dry Shrinkage (%): 6.7
Solubles Sulfates (ppm): 350
Filtration (ml): 23
Specific Surface Area (sq meters per gram): 19.4
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml): 9.5
pH: 6.3
PCE: 31
Firing Shrinkage (%)
Cone 04: 4.0
Cone 3: 6.3
Cone 11: 7.1
Absorption (%)
Cone 04: 14.2
Cone 3: 7.5
Cone 11: 3.0
Particle Size (% finer than):
50 microns: 100
20: 97
10: 91
5: 82
1: 59
0.5: 48
Suppliers
- Old Hickory
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
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