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Description: Lead Bisilicate Frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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PbO | 65.00% | 1.00 | |
SiO2 | 35.00% | 2.00 | |
Oxide Weight | 343.38 | ||
Formula Weight | 343.38 |
One of the few frits available to potters in South Africa. Sold at http://www.potters.co.za. We have set the standard lead bi-silicate chemistry (the chemistry is not published at their website).
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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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) | 1080C |
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