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Description: Calcium Borate Frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 26.61% | 0.98 | |
K2O | 0.45% | 0.01 | |
MgO | 0.19% | 0.01 | |
B2O3 | 50.01% | 1.49 | |
Al2O3 | 4.89% | 0.10 | |
SiO2 | 17.85% | 0.61 | |
Oxide Weight | 206.68 | ||
Formula Weight | 206.68 |
Chemistry similar to colemanite
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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Materials |
PotteryCrafts Frit P2954
A calcium borate frit (with extremely high boron). |
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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