Ferro Frit 3278

Alternate Names: F3278

Description: Leadless high boron calcia alkali silicate frit

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	6.86%	0.33
Na2O	15.10%	0.67
B2O3	21.73%	0.85
SiO2	56.31%	2.56
Oxide Weight		273.35
Formula Weight		273.35

Notes

This is a USA pottery frit, Ferro now calls it Frit 3278-2.

It is high in alkali and thus has a high thermal expansion. Useful in partially fritted wall tile glazes cone 08-02.

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Materials	Pemco Frit P-830
Materials	Fusion Frit F-60
Materials	Hommel Frit K-3
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	General Frit GF-109
Materials	Ferro Frit 3270
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.
URLs	https://digitalfire.com/4sight/datasheets/ferropotteryfrits2008.pdf Ferro Pottery Frits 2008

Data

Co-efficient of Linear Expansion	9.7
Frit Melting Range (C)	1400-1550F

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