Lecture #5 - Alfred's Clay Store - Alfred University
Lecture #5 - Alfred's Clay Store - Alfred University
Lecture #5 - Alfred's Clay Store - Alfred University
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Water of Plasticity For <strong>Clay</strong>s• Varies widely between clay types based on surface area• Fine grained clays may require up to 40%• Coarse grained clays - as low as 15%% Water of Plasticity37 OM-4 Ball <strong>Clay</strong>30 XX Sagger Stoneware26.2 Tile 6 Kaolin15 Hawthorn Bond Fireclay• These numbers do not tell us how plastic a clay will be;they simply tell us how much water they need to achievetheir respective optimum plasticity