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Description: Artware Glaze Frit
| Oxide | Analysis | Formula | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| K2O | 0.50% | 0.02 | .5 |
| Al2O3 | 7.50% | 0.28 | 2.5 |
| CaO | 7.50% | 0.51 | 2.5 |
| SrO | 7.50% | 0.27 | 2.5 |
| B2O3 | 12.50% | 0.68 | 2.5 |
| SiO2 | 52.50% | 3.31 | 2.5 |
| Na2O | 2.50% | 0.15 | 2.5 |
| MgO | 0.50% | 0.05 | 0.5 |
| ZrO2 | 0.50% | 0.02 | 0.5 |
| Oxide Weight | 346.43 | ||
| Formula Weight | 346.43 | ||
Well balanced clear for colored cone 06-04 hobby glazes.
Ferro provides only approximate formula information:
It contains no lead, zinc, or barium.
Potash/soda/lithium: 5%
Calcium 8%
Strontium Carbonate 5-9%
Alumina 10%
Boron 10-15%
Silica 50-60%
| 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 |
Fusion Frit F-524
A low fire base glaze, add 10% kaolin, adjust thermal expansion using other frits. |
| 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. |
| Typecodes |
Available from Laguna Clays
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| Co-efficient of Linear Expansion | 7.09 |
|---|---|
| Frit Softening Point | 1750F |
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