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sagger clay

updated mon 31 mar 97

 

gshaffer on thu 6 mar 97

hi clayart subscribers,

i have just gotten a claybody recepie that contains xx sagger clay. i
have looked at all my catalogs and books and can not find an analysis
for this clay, does anyone out there have an analysis they could post.
thanks. come on irc sometime and say hello, starlink server, #pottery
channel.
thanks
gary shaffer
gshaffer@weir.net

Bill Amsterlaw on sat 8 mar 97

Hi Gary Shaffer:

You wrote:
>> I have just gotten a claybody recipe that contains xx sagger clay. I have
looked at all my catalogs and books and can not find an analysis for this
clay, does anyone out there have an analysis they could post. <<

There are three different entries for "XX Sagger" clay in the CeramicsWeb
ceramic materials database http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/ceramicsweb.html


Tennessee XX Sagger Clay
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Cost/lb: $.138
Silica/Alumina ratio: 3.3:1
Equivalent Molecular Weight: 349.673

Molecular Formula of Tennessee XX Sagger Clay:
K2O 0.034 Al2O3 1.000 SiO2 3.296
Na2O 0.017 Fe2O3 0.015 TiO2 0.074
CaO 0.031 LOI 1.899
MgO 0.026


Percentage Analysis

56.64 % SiO2
29.17 % Al2O3
0.90 % K2O
0.30 % Na2O
0.30 % MgO
0.50 % CaO
0.70 % Fe2O3
1.70 % TiO2
9.79 % L.O.I.
______________
100 % TOTAL


XX Sagger Clay
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Cost/lb: $.138
Silica/Alumina ratio: 3.3:1
Equivalent Molecular Weight: 349.520

Molecular Formula of XX Sagger Clay:
K2O 0.034 Al2O3 1.000 SiO2 3.296
Na2O 0.017 Fe2O3 0.015 TiO2 0.074
CaO 0.031 LOI 1.899
MgO 0.026


Percentage Analysis

56.64 % SiO2
29.17 % Al2O3
0.90 % K2O
0.30 % Na2O
0.30 % MgO
0.50 % CaO
0.70 % Fe2O3
1.70 % TiO2
9.79 % L.O.I.
______________
100 % TOTAL


XX Sagger Clay (Cornell)
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Silica/Alumina ratio: 3.3:1
Equivalent Molecular Weight: 349.728

Molecular Formula of XX Sagger Clay (Cornell):
K2O 0.022 Al2O3 1.000 SiO2 3.296
Na2O 0.034 Fe2O3 0.016 TiO2 0.072
CaO 0.028 LOI 1.923
MgO 0.028


Percentage Analysis

56.61 % SiO2
29.15 % Al2O3
0.60 % K2O
0.60 % Na2O
0.32 % MgO
0.45 % CaO
0.72 % Fe2O3
1.65 % TiO2
9.91 % L.O.I.
______________
100 % TOTAL