Imperial Ball Clay

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.22%	0.01
MgO	0.34%	0.03
K2O	0.27%	0.01
Na2O	0.27%	0.02
TiO2	1.75%	0.08
Al2O3	27.09%	1.00
SiO2	55.88%	3.50
Fe2O3	0.90%	0.02
LOI	13.29%	n/a
Oxide Weight		326.52
Formula Weight		376.57

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Materials	Ball Clay A fine particled highly plastic secondary clay used mainly to impart plasticity to clay and porcelain bodies and to suspend glaze, slips and engobe slurries.
Typecodes	Ball Clay Ball clays are abundant and very plastic and are used in all types of plastic forming bodies. They are not as white-burning or refractory as kaolins but lower in iron and fluxes than bentonites.

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