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Description: Leaded glaze frit
| Oxide | Analysis | Formula | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaO | 4.59% | 0.29 | |
| Na2O | 3.30% | 0.19 | |
| PbO | 32.01% | 0.52 | |
| B2O3 | 12.94% | 0.67 | |
| Al2O3 | 3.14% | 0.11 | |
| SiO2 | 44.00% | 2.63 | |
| Oxide Weight | 359.05 | ||
| Formula Weight | 359.05 | ||
| 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. |
| Materials |
Ferro Frit 3485
|
| Materials |
Ferro Frit 3493
|
| Materials |
General Frit GF-27
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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. |
| Co-efficient of Linear Expansion | 8.10 |
|---|---|
| Frit Softening Point | 1500F |
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