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PLASTICITY OF CLAY 1
Author(s) -
Jenks Leon E.
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1928.tb16185.x
Subject(s) - plasticity , flocculation , materials science , organic matter , mineralogy , phase (matter) , composite material , geology , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
The cause of plasticity of clay is the formation in the moistened clay of a continuous external phase through the action of water in making gelatinous the material that forms the enveloping surface around the non‐gelatinous particles and aggregates present in the clay. Peptizing and flocculating effects of electrolytes and organic matter are discussed. A possible method for evaluating the relative plasticity of clays and the results obtained on some commercial clays using this method, are given.