General Frit GF-106

Alternate Names: Frit 106, Frit GF106, GF 106, GC 106,Frit GF-106

Description: High-sodium high expansion frit

Oxide	Analysis	Formula
CaO	0.33%	0.02
MgO	0.70%	0.06
Na2O	16.57%	0.92
Al2O3	5.93%	0.20
SiO2	76.47%	4.38
Oxide Weight		344.22
Formula Weight		344.22

Useful for cone 10 crystalline glazes.
Some sources claim that Hommel 529 is a substitute, but they are quite different.

Related Information

Materials	Pemco Frit P-278
Materials	Pemco Frit P-283
Materials	Bayer Frit J-239-P
Materials	Fusion Frit F-413
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 3293
Materials	Hommel Frit 4GF152E
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.

Co-efficient of Linear Expansion	9.20
Frit Softening Point	1920F

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