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Alternate Names: Frit Pb63
Description: Medium lead frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 4.50% | 0.29 | |
Na2O | 3.60% | 0.21 | |
PbO | 30.50% | 0.50 | |
ZrO2 | 2.40% | 0.07 | |
B2O3 | 12.60% | 0.66 | |
Al2O3 | 3.40% | 0.12 | |
SiO2 | 43.00% | 2.60 | |
Oxide Weight | 363.73 | ||
Formula Weight | 363.73 |
Materials |
Pemco Frit Pb-742
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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. |
Materials |
Ferro Frit 3417
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Materials |
Hommel Frit 24
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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 | 6.8 x 10-6 (50-450C) |
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Frit Melting Range (C) | 1350-1460F |
I.F.P. (celsius) | 565C |
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