Designation:C325−07(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforWetSieveAnalysisofCeramicWhitewareClays1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC325;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversthewetsieveanalysisofceramicwhitewareclays.Thisguideisintendedforuseintestingshipmentsofclayaswellasforplantcontroltests.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C322PracticeforSamplingCeramicWhitewareClaysE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves3.Apparatus3.1StirringDevice—Amechanicalstirrerwithathree-bladedpropeller2in.(51mm)indiameterandhavingaspeedofapproximately1700r/min,ortheequivalent,shallbeprovided.3.2Sieves—ThesievesshallconformtoSpecificationE11andshallincludetheNo.100(150-µm),No.140(106-µm),No.200(75-µm)andNo.325(45-µm)sieves(Note1).Thewireclothforthesesievesshallbewoven(nottwilled)andshallbemountedincircularmetalframes8in.(203mm)indiameter,whichshallbesoconstructedastopermitnestingoftwoormoresieves.Apanandcoverforthesievesshallbeprovided.NOTE1—Equivalentsievesfromotherstandardseries,suchastheTylerseries,mayalsobeused.IfresultsaretobecomparedwiththoseobtainedwithsievesfromtheASTMseries,itisimportantthattheopeningsofthesievesusedfallwithinthetolerancesspecifiedinSpecificationE11forthecorrespondingASTMsieves.4.Sampling4.1ThesampleshallbeobtainedinaccordancewithPrac-ticeC322.4.2Thesampleasreceivedshall...
