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Ferro Frit 5301

Alternate Names: F5301, Frit 501E34, Frit 5301-2

Description: Very high expansion leadless fluorine frit

Oxide Analysis Formula
CaO 2.36% 0.13
K2O 5.53% 0.18
Na2O 14.03% 0.69
B2O3 12.48% 0.55
Al2O3 12.08% 0.36
SiO2 44.49% 2.26
F 9.00% 1.45
Oxide Weight 305.66
Formula Weight 305.66

Notes

This is a USA pottery frit, Ferro now calls it Frit 5301-2.
Formerly Frit 4101
The fluorine content seems to be impossibly high, likely an error.

Useful in high expansion crackle glazes at 06 or to deal with shivering in other glazes.

Related Information

Links

Materials Fusion Frit F-102
Materials Pemco Frit P-1084
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 5325P
Materials Ferro Frit 4194
Materials Ferro Frit 1012
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 11.41 (50-450C)
Frit Melting Range (C) 1400-1500F
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