{"product_id":"old-hickory-54-s-ball-clay-rmoldhic54s","title":"Old Hickory 54-S Ball Clay","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\"\u003eOLD HICKORY 54-S BALL CLAY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ball clay is a multi- purpose clay that has excellent pressing, extrusion, and casting qualities. It has a moderately fine particle size distribution and the high plasticity and dry strength is due in part to unique mineralogy of the clay. The low total carbon content provides excellent oxidation characteristics to a variety of ceramic process formulas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTypical Data Sheet\u003cbr\u003eShipping Point: Hickory, KY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"responsive-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAW PROPERTIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude Color\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight Grey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDry Modulus of Rupture (psi)*\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e630\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWet Sieve Residue, +200 mesh (%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.97\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater of Plasticity (%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinear Drying Shrinkage (%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoluble Sulfates (ppm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiltration (ml)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpecific Surface Area (m2\/g)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCEC\/MBI (meq\/100 ml)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParticle Size (% less than)\u003cbr\u003e5 Micron\u003cbr\u003e1 Micron\u003cbr\u003e.5 Micron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e84\u003cbr\u003e60\u003cbr\u003e48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedian Particle Diameter (Micron)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.63\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarbon %\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSulfur (ppm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e260\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*50% clay\/50% flint, cast bars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"responsive-table\"\u003e \n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHEMICAL ANALYSIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilicon Dioxide (SiO2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.09\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum Oxide (Al2O3)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIron (Ferric) Oxide (Fe2O3)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTitanium Dioxide (TiO2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.93\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCalcium Oxide (CaO)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMagnesium Oxide (MgO)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.42\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSodium Oxide (Na2O)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.09\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePotassium Oxide (K2O)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.89\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLoss on Ignition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.62\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"responsive-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRED PROPERTIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCone 04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCone 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCone 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinear Fired Shrinkage (%)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbsorption 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