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Alternate Names: 2279 Fritte, Potclays Low Expansion Frit
Description: Alkali free calcium lithium magnesia zinc borosilicate frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 3.60% | 0.38 | |
Li2O | 0.10% | 0.02 | |
B2O3 | 17.80% | 1.53 | |
SiO2 | 63.60% | 6.31 | |
Al2O3 | 8.20% | 0.48 | |
ZnO | 3.30% | 0.24 | |
MgO | 2.40% | 0.36 | |
LOI | 1.00% | n/a | |
Oxide Weight | 590.62 | ||
Formula Weight | 596.58 |
We also have this slightly different analysis: CaO: 3.67, MgO: 2.05, ZnO: 2.85, B2O3: 17.92, Al2O3: 8.2, SiO2: 64.25, Li20: 1.06
Materials |
Frit
Frits are made by melting mixes of raw materials, quenching the melt in water, grinding the pebbles into a powder. Frits have chemistries raw materials cannot. |
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Typecodes |
Frit
A frit is the powdered form a man-made glass. Frits are premelted, then ground to a glass. They have tightly controlled chemistries, they are available for glazes of all types. |
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