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This refers to the range at which a glassy material softens and finally melts (crystalline materials melt at a definite temperature, glasses do not). Frit manufacturers quote Fusion temperature and Flow temperatures, this could be considered that range, namely, from where it starts to melt to where it begins to flow.
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Frit Softening Point
In ceramics, this is the temperature at which a glaze or glass begins to flow, ceasing to exhibit the properties of a solid. |
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Pyrometric Cone Equivalent
Make a pyrometric cone out of a clay or material to see what temperature it bends at |
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I.F.P. (celsius)
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Heating Microscope Analysis for Frits
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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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Boron Frit
Most ceramic glazes contain B2O3 as the main melter. This oxide is supplied by great variety of frits, thousands of which are available around the world. |
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Material Tests
Test conducted primarily on materials use to make bodies or glazes. |
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