Clay
Product Benefits
The 2 main countries for producing sanitaryware clays or ball clays are the United Kingdom and Thailand. The properties of ball clays are down to their relatively high content of colloidal and organic matter.
The main properties given to the vitreous china body by the ball clays are:
- Rheological stability
- Unfired strength
- Plasticity and workability
- Contribution to vitrification.
Technical Details
*This table represents a condensed version of our extensive portfolio. For more information please ask a Sibelco Sales Manager.
| Clay | Country of Origin | Chemical Analysis % | Carbon | Modulus of Rupture (Dried @ 110°C) MPa | Residue %< | Particle Size %< | % Water Absorption | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products | SiO2 | AI2O3 | Fe2O3 | Alkalis | LOI | 125µm | 63µm | 10µm | 2µm | 1100°C | 1200°C | |||
| Ball clay UK 90 | UK | 57.5 | 27.1 | 1 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 0.05 | – | 93 | 73 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Ball clay UK GC | UK | 64.1 | 23.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.05 | – | 88 | 62 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Ball clay UK V8 | UK | 56.9 | 27.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 2 | 8 | 0.4 | – | 94 | 74 | – | 0.1 |
| Sanmix FC | UK | 55.1 | 29.8 | 1 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | – | 97 | 82 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Sanmix SQ | UK | 54.6 | 29.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | – | 96 | 78 | 9.5 | 0.1 |
| SanTon 172 | DE | 61.4 | 25.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 86 | 64 | – | 1 |
| SanTon FFC | DE | 69.5 | 20.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 6 | 79 | 55 | – | 1.4 |
| ExcelBlend RMK | TH | 68.38 | 20.31 | 1.22 | 2.84 | 6.58 | 0.2 | 2.51 | – | – | 87.92 | 51.43 | – | – |
| ExcelBlend RMS | TH | 61.11 | 23.95 | 1.59 | 3.23 | 9.36 | 1.47 | 8.37 | – | – | 93.4 | 68.23 | – | – |
| ExcelBlend S200 | TH | 60.8 | 25.32 | 1.6 | 3 | 9.9 | 1.09 | 8.96 | – | – | 94.7 | 72.6 | – | – |
| ExcelBlend S50 | TH | 61.46 | 23.79 | 1.54 | 3.23 | 9.31 | 1.41 | 8.08 | – | – | 92.62 | 67.54 | – | – |
