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Typical Data Sheet
Shipping Point: Gleason, Tennessee
 

RAW PROPERTIES
Crude Color Light Brown
Dry Modulus of Rupture (psi)* 595
Wet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%) 0.57
Water of Plasticity (%) 35
Linear Drying Shrinkage (%) 8.5
Soluble Sulfates (ppm) 530
Filtration (ml) 31
Specific Surface Area (m2/g) 18.3
CEC/MBI (meq/100 ml) 7.0
pH 5.4
Particle Size (% less than)
5 Micron
1 Micron
.5 Micron

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40
Median Particle Diameter (Micron) 1.48
*50% clay/50% flint, cast bars

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS %
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) 59.18
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) 26.34
Iron (Ferric) Oxide (Fe2O3) 1.21
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) 1.80
Calcium Oxide (CaO) 0.13
Magnesium Oxide (MgO) 0.40
Sodium Oxide (Na2O) 0.08
Potassium Oxide (K2O) 1.00
Loss on Ignition 9.86

FIRED PROPERTIES Cone 04 Cone 3 Cone 11
Linear Fired Shrinkage (%) 4.5 6.0 8.0
Absorption (%) 15.8 9.9 2.9
PCE..................................29

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