Kentucky stone is a coarse grained siliceous illitic ball clay kno.
Ceramics ball clay fire clay gold.
Please note that amaco 58 clay has a firing range of cone 5 to cone 7.
Casting slip sds sheets.
Major domestic markets for these clays are as.
There are numerous types of ball clay available and they differ in their mineral composition.
If the clay or glaze is low fire it will melt in the kiln.
They are used mainly in the manufacture of ceramic whiteware and are valued for their key properties of plasticity unfired strength and their light fired colour.
Please see the list and products below for specific firing ranges.
Cone 5 6 lead free glazes dry.
Common ball clays include om 4 tennessee 1 and kentucky stone to name a few.
Cone 5 6 layering combinations.
Ball clays or plastic clays are fine grained highly plastic sedimentary clays which fire to a light or near white colour.
Shop here for amaco high fire clays.
Understanding what controls their properties aids in using ball clays successfully.
Mid fire is popular because of the numerous colors of glazes to choose from plus being dinnerware safe.
Mineral composition plasticity color absorption qualities firing characteristics and clarification properties are a few of the characteristics used to distinguish between the different clay types.
Materials sds sheets.
Shop here for standard high fire clays.
However like many ceramic raw materials not all ball clays are created equal.
Ball clays are very plastic so they are widely used in clay bodies.
Quantity discounts are available.
Red stoneware 205.
Ball clay kentucky stone.
Quantity discounts are available.
These are clays that can be fired in the range of cone 5 to cone 10.
Majolica glazes low fire cone 05 04 liquid form.
Low fire glossy glazes cone 06 04 liquid form.
Ball clay is a variety of kaolinite like china clay but has a higher plastici.
Red clay with grog 108.
Ball clay bentonite common clay fire clay fuller s earth and kaolin.
Six types of clays are mined in the united states.
Mixing instructions specific gravity c 5 6 glazes.
When choosing your mid fire clay make sure it does not have a zero in front of the number.
These are clays that can be fired in the range of cone 5 to cone 10.