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Alternate Names: Frit 786, Frit P786
Description: Leadless all-fritted glaze
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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CaO | 11.50% | 0.58 | |
K2O | 3.00% | 0.09 | |
Na2O | 2.00% | 0.09 | |
SrO | 8.70% | 0.24 | |
B2O3 | 8.80% | 0.36 | |
Al2O3 | 6.80% | 0.19 | |
SiO2 | 59.20% | 2.79 | |
Oxide Weight | 283.23 | ||
Formula Weight | 283.23 |
Used for vitreous and semi-vitreous dinnerwre and artware. Same as Pb-349 with strontia replacing lead. Fires cone 02-8.
Materials |
Pemco Frit Pb-349
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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 |
Hommel Frit 630
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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. |
Co-efficient of Linear Expansion | 7.2 x 10-6 (50-450C) |
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Frit Melting Range (C) | 1640-1910F |
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