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PEERLESS® 2 Airfloated Clay
PEERLESS® 2 Airfloated Clay is a clean, low iron kaolin clay that is uniform in chemistry. It is an excellent alumina source in manufacturing firebrick.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Powder
- Solid
Product families
Applications
Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
- Ceramics & Refractory
Product Families
Industrial Additives & Materials — Processing Aids
- Glass & Ceramic Additives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- PEERLESS
- End Uses
Artware, Ceramic Fibers, Ceramic Glaze, Ceramic Proppants, Ceramic Tile, Ceramics, Refractory Materials, Sanitaryware, Tableware
- Synonyms
- Porcelain clay, White clay
- Markets
- Industrial
- Appearance
- Cream to buff powder
- Technology
- Industrial Additives & Materials
- Chemical Inventories
- AICS (Australia)
- CICR (Turkey)
- DSL (Canada)
- EEC/EU
- EHS (Malaysia)
- ENCS (Japan)
- IECSC (China)
- ISHL (Japan)
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Artware
- Ceramic Fibers
- Ceramic Glaze
- Ceramic Proppants
- Ceramic Tile
- Ceramics
- Refractory Materials
- Sanitaryware
Technical data
Table 1 of 2
8 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Silicon Dioxide | 45.2 | % |
| Aluminum Oxide | 37.5 | % |
| Iron Oxide | 0.7 | % |
| Titanium Dioxide | 1.4 | % |
| Calcium Oxide | max. 0.01 | % |
| Potassium Oxide | 0.34 | % |
| Magnesium Oxide | 0.12 | % |
| Loss on Ignition (at 1000°C) | 13.8 | % |
Table 2 of 2
12 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fineness (retained on 325 mesh) | max. 1.5 | % | T-938 |
| Moisture Content | max. 2 | % | T-936 |
| Brightness | 68.0 | — | — |
| Density (at 25°C) | 2.6 | g/cc | — |
| Surface Area | 16.0 | m2/g | — |
| G. E. Brightness | 75.0 | — | TAPPI T 646 |
| Mesh Residue (325) | 0.3 | % | — |
| Oil Absorption | 33.0 | — | ASTM D 281 |
| Horiba PSD (D 10) | 0.27 | μm | — |
| Horiba PSD (D 50) | 2.55 | μm | — |
| Horiba PSD (D 90) | 9.61 | μm | — |
| Horiba PSD (D 95) | 12.39 | μm | — |
