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Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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BaO | 0.03% | - | |
CaO | 0.42% | 0.01 | |
K2O | 0.05% | - | |
Na2O | 0.14% | - | |
PbO | 0.26% | - | |
ZnO | 96.00% | 0.99 | |
B2O3 | 0.27% | - | |
Al2O3 | 0.29% | - | |
SiO2 | 2.89% | 0.04 | |
Oxide Weight | 84.25 | ||
Formula Weight | 84.25 |
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 |
Leaded Frit
Frits can contain 1% or 80% PbO so this category can be misleading, check the chemistry to find out. |
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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