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Old Hickory

Old Hickory M-23 High White Ball Clay...10 pounds

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Item Class: RAW MATERIALS
SKU : RMOLDHICM23
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Old Hickory M-23 Ball Clay 50 Lb Bag

Old Hickory M-23
This is a very high quality porcelain grade ball clay. It has fine particle size distribution for excellent plasticity and strength in pressing or plastic forming application. the low Fe2O3 and TiO2 provide high fired brightness to vitreous ceramic compositions. M-23 also has low carbon content for excellent oxidation qualities. 

RAW PROPERTIES
Crude Color Light Grey
Dry Modulus of Rupture (psi)* 500
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%) 0.24
Water of Plasticity (%) 38
Linear Drying Shrinkage (%) 6.8
Soluble Sulfates (ppm) 229
Filtration (ml) 26
Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 23.6
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml) 8.4
pH 5.5
Particle Size (% less than)
5 Micron
1 Micron
.5 Micron

87
69
58
Median Particle Diameter (Micron) 0.37
*50% clay/50% flint, cast bars
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS %
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) 57.64
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) 28.72
Iron (Ferric) Oxide (Fe2O3) 1.27
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) 1.85
Calcium Oxide (CaO) 0.10
Magnesium Oxide (MgO) 0.35
Sodium Oxide (Na2O) 0.08
Potassium Oxide (K2O) 0.36
Loss on Ignition 9.72
FIRED PROPERTIES Cone 04 Cone 3 Cone 11
Linear Fired Shrinkage (%) 6.3 7.5 8.8
Absorption (%) 15.4 10.0 4.5
PCE..................................31-32

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