Pemco Frit P-1733

Alternate Names: Frit 1733, Frit P1733

Description: Soda-zinc-borosilicate leadless frit

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	4.20%	0.18
Na2O	9.40%	0.36
ZnO	15.50%	0.46
B2O3	30.20%	1.04
SiO2	40.70%	1.62
Oxide Weight		239.87
Formula Weight		239.87

Notes

Good for reds and oranges, textured glaze applications.
Used in single-application textured glazes.

This is a very high zinc frit. It would be useful for cone 6 or lower crystalline glazes using a recipe of about 90 frit and 10 kaolin.

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Materials	General Frit GF-110
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 FZ-16 The champion in our frit melt-off competitition. This frit showcases the amazing fluxing power of boron and zinc working together. It is 15.5% ZnO.
Materials	Hommel Frit 446
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.

Data

Co-efficient of Linear Expansion	7.90 (50-450C)
Frit Melting Range (C)	1400-1500F
I.F.P. (celsius)	570C

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