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Alternate Names: Frit FZ164
Description: Zinc calcium alkaline frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 6.20% | 0.28 | |
K2O | 6.70% | 0.18 | |
MgO | 1.40% | 0.09 | |
Na2O | 3.00% | 0.12 | |
ZnO | 10.10% | 0.32 | |
ZrO2 | 3.10% | 0.06 | |
B2O3 | 4.90% | 0.18 | |
Al2O3 | 13.20% | 0.33 | |
SiO2 | 51.40% | 2.20 | |
Oxide Weight | 257.17 | ||
Formula Weight | 257.17 |
These were 10g balls melted using our GBMF test. Frit 3602 is lead bisilicate. But it got "smoked" by the Fusion FZ-16 high-zinc, high-boron zero-alumina! Maybe you always thought lead was the best melter. That it produced the most transparent, crystal-clear glass. But that is not what we see here. That being said, notice the lead is not crazing but the FZ-16 is crazing badly, that is a problem for many applications. Notice something else: Each frit has a distinctive melt fingerprint that makes it recognizable in tests like this.
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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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Pemco Frit P-3E12
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Hommel Frit 432
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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. |
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