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Description: Transparent hard barium zinc borosilicate leadless frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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BaO | 2.04% | 0.04 | |
CaO | 9.42% | 0.54 | |
Na2O | 3.97% | 0.21 | |
ZnO | 2.78% | 0.11 | |
B2O3 | 14.25% | 0.66 | |
SiO2 | 57.73% | 3.09 | |
K2O | 2.94% | 0.10 | |
Al2O3 | 6.87% | 0.22 | |
Oxide Weight | 321.94 | ||
Formula Weight | 321.94 |
Supposedly this used to be Frit 938 however, while very similar this only has half the amount of BaO.
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 |
Ferro Frit 938
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Materials |
Ferro Frit DA4193
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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. |
Frit Melting Range (C) | 1040-1100C |
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