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Alternate Names: PotteryCrafts Frit 2950
Description: Lead alumina bilsilicate frit
Oxide | Analysis | Formula | |
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PbO | 65.95% | 1.00 | |
Al2O3 | 2.55% | 0.08 | |
SiO2 | 32.50% | 1.83 | |
Oxide Weight | 341.82 | ||
Formula Weight | 341.82 |
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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Materials |
Lead Bisilicate Frit
A standard frit of 1 molar part of PbO and 2 of SiO2. It is considered stable and non-leachable. |
Typecodes |
Leaded Frit
Frits can contain 1% or 80% PbO so this category can be misleading, check the chemistry to find out. |
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 |
http://www.potterycrafts.co.uk/Products/0028000b
PotteryCrafts Frit information |
Co-efficient of Linear Expansion | 6.5 |
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Frit Melting Range (C) | 900-1100C |
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