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Potclays Frit 2279

Alternate Names: 2279 Fritte, Potclays Low Expansion Frit

Description: Alkali free calcium lithium magnesia zinc borosilicate frit

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
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

Notes

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

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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.
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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