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Materials for Ceramics

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Red Stains

Description: ZIRCONIUM ENCAPSULATED CADMIUM

Notes

This stain survives high firing to produce red colors that would otherwise be difficult to achieve.

Although manufacturers claim these materials are non-toxic it is clear they must be used exactly as instructed to be safe. It is common for them to be sold without adequate documentation. The manufacturers supply many pages of safety information. See Cadmium in the materials database for hazard info.

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Oxide	Analysis	Formula	Tolerance

Materials	Stain
Typecodes	Colorant Metallic based materials that impart fired color to glazes and bodies.
Glossary	Encapsulated Stain This is a type of stain manufacture that enables the use of metal oxides (like cadmium) under temperature conditions in which they would normally fail.

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