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Jordan Fireclay

Low Iron Fireclay

Chemistry

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Links to Other Materials

• Fireclay - Parent
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Miscellaneous

• Family: Clay Other
• Region: North America
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: No
• Generic: No

Notes

A popular raw material for pottery clay bodies for many years.
This material contains natural flux to resist the growth of cristobalite during firing, thus resisting shivering and thermal shock failure.

Data

• Melting Point (MP): 3020F
• Firing Shrinkage
  Cone 1: 5.2%
  Cone 5: 6.7%
• PCE: 26-27
• Ultimate Particle Size Distribution
  10 microns: 61.5%
  5: 51.5%
  2: 40%
  1: 31.5%
  0.5: 22.5%
• Water absorption
  Cone 1: 6.6%
  Cone 5: 3.4%
• Melting Point (MP): 3020F

Authors

• Tony Hansen (Owner)

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