Zinc Oxide

Zinc Oxide

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Formula: ZnO

An important component of many glaze types (cone 5-13) and is used as a flux, opacifier, and colour modifier. It reduces the expansion of a glaze (second only to Magnesia), improves craze resistance, gloss, whiteness, and increases maturing range. In crystalline glazes, low in Alumina, it promotes crystal growth.

Melting Point: 1975oC

Molecular weight: 81.4

Glaze Material Group: Flux, Opacifier

Alternative Name: Zincite, Chinese White, Cerox

Safety: Toxic material or hazardous as airborne dust, and/or as powder and/or in liquid suspension
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