Library: Two Sources of CaO

This is an chapter in the book (and matching video at digitalfire.com) shows how to enter calcium carbonate into an recipe and then make sense of the LOI (Loss on Ignition) and formula weight that it calculates (this material loses 45% of its weight on firing and is a good example to understand the LOI concept). Next the chapter shows how you can compare the amount of CaO that wollastonite and a frit (Ferro Frit 3134) contribute in comparison and rationalize the advantages and disadvantages of each material as a source of CaO.

Out Bound Links

• (URLs) Tutorial Videos at Digitalfire
  http://digitalfire.com/university/index.html
• (URLs) Digitalfire INSIGHT Instruction Manual
  http://digitalfire.com/ins/INSIGHTManual.pdf

In Bound Links

• (Materials) Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3

  Carbonate of Lime, Whiting, Aragonite, Calcite, CaCO3

• (Materials) Wollastonite - CaSiO3 - Calcium Silicate

  Wolastonite

• (Materials) Ferro Frit 3134 - Leadless and zero alumina high calcia borosilicate frit

  F3134

• (Glossary) LOI

  Simplistically, LOI is the amount of weight a mate...

• (Project) Ceramic Thermal Events

  Many ceramic problems relate to a lack of understa...