{"product_id":"hectalite-bentonite-200m-white-5-pound-bag-rmhec200lb","title":"Hectalite 200 White Bentonite","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rm-testing-statement\" style=\"border:2px solid #8a5a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;background:#fdf6e3;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou must test before you use it, at any scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw materials, mined or man-made, are not consistent. Color, strength, particle size and chemistry can change from one bag to the next and from one supplier to another, even when the name on the bag stays the same. Before you use this material in a glaze, slip or clay body of any size, mix a small test batch, fire it on your own clay in your own kiln, and check the results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"abz-seo-product\"\u003eHectalite Bentonite 200M White 5 pound bag\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHECTALITE 200\u003cbr\u003eGeneral High-purity, micronized sodium hectorite clay, consisting of microfine particles for emulsion stabilizing, gelling, suspending, binding and ceramics applications. \u003cbr\u003eFunctional High-yielding hectorite clay that exhibits high efficiency, excellent rheology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe high MgO, CaO and low Al2O3 give this material a chemistry that is unlike other typical fine particled clays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurity Composed principally of the clay mineral hectorite.\u003cbr\u003eSolubility Insoluble in water or alcohol; \u003cbr\u003eone gram of clay produces a surface area greater than 750 sq. meters when fully dispersed.\u003cbr\u003eBrightness 70 minimum \u003cbr\u003eTexture Soft, slippery\u003cbr\u003eMoisture 12% Maximum Odor None\u003cbr\u003eViscosity 2000 - 5000 @ 5% solids Taste None\u003cbr\u003eSpec. Gravity 2.6 Color White to off-white\u003cbr\u003eFree Swell Minimum 24 mls pH 9.0-11.0 @ 2% solids\u003cbr\u003eDry Particle Minimum 95.00% finer than 325 mesh (44 microns).\u003cbr\u003eSize\u003cbr\u003eWet Particle Minimum 99.75% finer than 200 mesh (74 microns).\u003cbr\u003eSize Minimum 99.00% finer than 325 mesh (44 microns).\u003cbr\u003eChemical Formula Trioctahedral smectite, an expanding layer silicate:\u003cbr\u003e (Ca,Na)0.33(Mg2.66,Li0.33)Si4O10(F,OH)2\u003cbr\u003eElemental Typical analysis – moisture free.\u003cbr\u003eComposition\u003cbr\u003eSiO2 60.8%\u003cbr\u003eAl2O3 1.58%\u003cbr\u003eMgO 20.3%\u003cbr\u003eFe2O3 1.23%\u003cbr\u003eCaO 12.1%\u003cbr\u003eNa2O 2.80%\u003cbr\u003eLi2O 1.29%\u003cbr\u003eK2O 0.33%\u003cbr\u003eLOI 8.50% \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheffield Pottery","offers":[{"title":"1 Pound","offer_id":67286262350195,"sku":"RMHEC200-1","price":9.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Pounds","offer_id":45113725583682,"sku":"RMHEC200LB","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Pounds","offer_id":67286262382963,"sku":"RMHEC200-10","price":92.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Pounds","offer_id":67286262415731,"sku":"RMHEC200-25","price":228.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Pounds","offer_id":67286262448499,"sku":"RMHEC200","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/5508\/2050\/files\/bentone-powder_370bdb34-a6fa-426a-88be-e63a41a7ae82.jpg?v=1696878739","url":"https:\/\/www.sheffield-pottery.live\/products\/hectalite-bentonite-200m-white-5-pound-bag-rmhec200lb","provider":"Sheffield Pottery Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}