Ceramic Frits

Description of the
measuring methods

Sintering
S

Softening
M

Ball point
B

Half ball point

HB

Flow point
F

fast firing
995 1070 1130 1175
865
750

< 5

< 10

< 5 < 5

< 5

< 70 < 10

< 30

< 30 < 10 < 15 < 45

< 10
< 10 < 5

< 5 < 40 < 5 < 15 < 35

< 55 < 5 < 20 < 25

< 5

< 15 < 1 < 10 < 10 < 60

71

610

930
870
830
745
635
570
65

540

820
775
745
675
585
540
80

500

570
81

520

615

730

810

850

900

stove tiles and pottery

stove tiles and pottery
pottery
stove tiles and pottery
720
490
82

450

525

600

645

675

bricks double fired

1030 1105
880
705
570
660
48
< 5
< 5 < 5

< 5 < 10 < 10 < 20 < 55

540
< 5
< 5

< 5

< 55 < 10 < 10 < 25

78

500

610

715

775

800

850

pottery
stove tiles and pottery
875
835
800
720
610
560
< 5 < 35
< 60 < 5
< 5

67

515

double firing
920
755
650
560
610
66
< 35 < 10 < 15 < 40
< 5

< 10

510
< 55

< 20 < 30

59

480

715

770

830

860

lead boron silicate

815
790

low lead release

960
915
880
780
660
640
< 35

53

600

classic lead monosilicate

730
685
615
560
480
470
90

440

600
560

HB
B

530
480
435

< 65 <10

Heating microscopy allows to describe a

melting process. A tablet 2 x 3 mm
pressed of fine ground frit (d50 ca 5 m) is
heated with the rate 30 - 40C/min. A
change of its shape is registered on its
shadow picture and characteristic points
are determined on the basis of changes of
the height and foot angle.
Sintering point S: The temperature
correspondig to the 5% contraction of the
primary height.
Softening point M: Round edges are
visible
Ball point B: The shadow looks like a
sphere
Half ball point HB: Temperature, at which
the foot angle equals to 90.
Flow point F: A tablet is melted down to
1/3 of its primary height

Lead Transparent Frits

Heating Microscopical Analysis

< 25

800C

< 80

700

380

600

410

500

111

400

< 20 < 20

300

< 80

200

Td
C

100

CTE Ts
-7
Li20 Na2O K2O MgO CaO BaO ZnO PbO Al2O3 B2O3 SiO2 Zr02 *10
C

< 10

100

A 2010
A 1316
A 2912
A 3334
A 62
Fr 004 91
Fr 011 91
Fr 018 91
Fr 048 91
Fr 049 91
Fr 071 91
Fr 090 91
VO 6010

Transition Point Td

200

300

Dilatometric Point of Deformation Ts

Formulation

400
mm

Heating Microscopy

Description

The Thermal Expansion Coefficient TEC (in

the temperature range between 20-400C),
the Transition Point Td and the Dilatometric
Point of Deformation Ts are the
characteristic points of the glass frits.They
are measured on glass rods, fired under the
same conditions as they are used. For this
reason it is possible to get different values
for the matt frits being fired slowly or fast.
The standard heating rate is 10C/min.

low melting point

Measurement of Thermal Expansion

A 2120
A 3021
A 3032
A 3069
< 5
A 3158
A 3360
< 5
A 3382
A 3388
A 4015 < 5
A 4043
A 8962
Fr 020 91
Fr 022 91
Fr 047 91
Fr 054 91
Fr 055 91
Fr 059 91
Fr 060 91
Fr 083 91
Fr 091 91
Fr 095 91
Fr 099 00
VO 6170
VO 6134
VO 6194
VO 6205
VO 6237
VO 6239
x1-206/99
x1-4/01

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 20

< 10

< 10

< 5 < 5

< 10

< 10 < 5 < 60

< 20 < 5 < 55

< 10 < 10 < 60

< 10 < 5 < 60

< 10 < 5 < 60

< 5 < 15 < 5 < 10 < 5 < 10 < 10 < 60

<5 SrO

< 10 < 5 < 15 < 5

< 15 < 5 < 10

< 5 < 10 < 5 < 10

< 5 < 5

< 10

< 15

< 5 < 15

< 5 < 15

< 5

< 5

< 15

< 15 < 15 < 60

< 10

< 5 < 5

< 10 < 5 < 60

< 5 < 10 < 15 < 65

< 60

< 15 < 15 < 60

< 5 < 5 < 15 < 5 < 10

< 5 < 10

< 30

< 10 < 5 < 60

< 5 < 5 < 5 < 10

< 5

< 10

< 20

< 5 < 5 < 15

< 5 < 5 < 15

< 5

< 5

< 10 < 5 < 65

< 15 < 25 < 60

< 10

< 10

< 15

< 15 < 25 < 45

< 5 < 20 < 55

< 10 < 15 < 65

< 20 < 10

< 10

< 5

< 15

< 5 < 5

< 15 < 20 < 55

< 10 < 15 < 65

< 70

< 10

< 15

< 10

< 5 < 15
< 40 < 50

< 5

< 40 < 50

< 20

< 20

< 10 < 15 < 60

< 10 < 15 < 65

< 5 < 40 < 55

< 10 < 30 < 60

< 15 < 10 < 65

< 5 < 5

< 10

< 60

< 10 < 30 < 55

< 5

< 10 < 30 < 70

< 5 < 10 < 10

< 5

< 10

< 10

< 5 < 10

< 10

< 5 < 5

< 10

< 15

< 25 < 5
< 5

Li20 Na2O K2O MgO CaO BaO ZnO PbO Al2O3 B2O3 SiO2 Zr02

Formulation

Leadless Transparent Frits

560

650
590
690
540

680
700
670

49
66
96
58 > 800
570

60

86
60
57
63
77 > 800

730
730

57
63

622

650

600

850

680

785

880

890

880

705

865

935

995 1050

870

720

915
750

950

795

995

940 1035 1110

920

825

965 1070 1150

965 1045 1105

800

835

765

885

820

930

1160 1200

950 1020 1080

740

850

985 1040 1085

990 1050 1115

990 1105 1230

770

860

805

905

945
980 1060 1125

875

995 1040 1110 1140

820

975 1040 1100

980 1040 1090

910 1005 1090 1135

1190 1230

900 1010 1075 1145

990 1060 1090 1130

990 1060 1110 1155

995 1045 1110 1150

880

885

840 1140

775

720

640
63

760

865

790

67

620

760

760

700

68

610

815

860 1010 1060 1130 1185

68

690

59

670

740

670

915

890

720

59

600

660

820

830

850

770

850

880

955 1050 1100

740

600

690

760

780

780

640

875

650

64

550

750

HB

910 1075 1235 1260 1300

590

680

670

725

700

705

740

640

600

87

660

660

590

520

640

620

620

520

590

530

540

600

670

935 1050 1090 1170 1210

570

Heating Microscopy

66 > 800 660

730
710

65
66

660

610

560

55

56

540

640

40

550

n.B.

640

75

110

500

710

42

650

480

330

Td
C

145

CTE Ts
-7
*10
C

double fast firing

floor tiles

double fast firing

double fast firing

fast firing

fast firing

well colourable even up to 1200C

strontium frit

single fast firing

double fast firing

higher CTE

single fast firing

single fast firing

low firing pottery glazes

effect glazes - aventurine, raku, crackle

sanitary ceramic

pottery

pottery

fast double firing, pottery

for the leadless crystalline glazes

higher melting point

lower melting point, Li frit

double firing

double firing, calcium free

double firing

lower melting point, lower CTE

lower CTE, Li frit

double firing

lower CTE, Ca-B frit

leadless alcaline frit, higher CTE

Description

A 3320
Fr 101 91
Fr 103 91
Fr 111 00
Fr 115 91
Fr 122 00
Fr 130 91
Fr 135 91
Fr 143 91
Fr 149 00
Fr 150 91
Fr 158 91
Fr 186 91
Fr 190 91
VO 5700
VO 5998
VO 6079
VO 6185
VO 6191
VO 6192
VO 6200
VO 6238
< 5

< 10

< 10

< 5

< 10

< 5 < 5

< 5 < 5

< 5 < 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 10

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 10

< 10

< 10

< 15

< 20

< 15

< 15

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 5

< 15

< 5 < 5 < 5 < 15

< 5

< 5

< 5 < 10

< 5 < 5 < 5 < 10

< 10

< 15

< 5 < 5 < 10

< 5

< 5 < 5

< 15

< 5 < 10 < 5 < 10

< 5

< 5

< 5 < 10 < 5 < 15

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5 < 5

< 10

< 5

< 10

< 10

< 5 < 55 < 10

< 5 < 55 < 10

< 5 < 55 < 10

< 5 < 60 < 10

< 5 < 60 < 10

< 5 < 5 < 10 < 50 < 15

< 5 < 10 < 60 < 10

< 5

< 5

< 10 < 10 < 60 < 10

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 15

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 15

< 3 < 10 < 15 < 55 < 10

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 10

< 5 < 15 < 60 < 15

< 10 < 20 < 60 < 10

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 10

< 5

< 10 < 15 < 55 < 15

< 5

< 10 < 10 < 50 < 10

< 5 < 10 < 55 < 10

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 10

< 15

< 10 < 15 < 55 < 15

< 10 < 15 < 60 < 10

< 1 < 10 < 15 < 55 < 15

630
600
610
620
620

680
680
760
660
760
717

710
680

680
660
690
670
750
780
690
790
660

71
55
61
63
67
65 > 800
690

67

66 > 800
670

57

58
57
54

58
65
60
58
64
67
58
60
59

580

620

630

620

600

600

620

580

610

610

620

620

590

690

610

614

660

590

Td
C

63

CTE Ts
-7
Li20 Na2O K2O MgO CaO BaO ZnO PbO Al2O3 B2O3 SiO2 Zr02 *10
C

Formulation

Opaque Frits
B

HB

995 1030 1115

905 1005 1095 1185

1135 1175

980 1090 1150

985 1050 1110

935 1035 1070 1250

930 1030 1115 1220

880

900

910 1035 1160 1260

920 1035 1125 1220

905 1000 1035 1120

760

900

970 1005 1035

910 1070 1105 1150 1190

915 1050 1100 1160 1190

940 1075 1105 1135 1170

855 1035 1085 1120 1170

775

800

760

760

790

790

760

960 1065 1100 1140 1170

780

905 1085

870 1040 1070 1095 1125

1135 1185

950 1055 1150 1250

960 1055 1150 1210

910

905 1000 1080 1200

940 1030 1075 1135

895 1045 1100

780

830

770

790

775

Heating Microscopy

double fast firing

fast firing

fast firing

fast firing

double fast firing

double firing

double firing

double firing

double fast firing

pottery

pottery

tunnel kilns, pottery

single fast firing

tunnel kilns, pottery

single fast firing

single fast firing

single fast firing

tunnel kilns

engobes

double fast firing, tunnel kilns

double fast firing, tunnel kilns

double firing

Description

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5 < 15

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 30

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 5 < 15

< 30

< 5

< 5

< 10 < 15

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 10 < 15

< 30

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5

< 5 < 10

< 5

< 5

< 10

< 5

< 20

< 20 < 15

< 30

< 25

< 10

< 10

< 5 < 35

< 40

< 70

< 30

< 10 < 40 < 5

< 5 < 50

< 10

< 15

< 5

< 15

590
630

94 > 800
680
680
630 > 800

69
62
65
602
n.b.
600

80 > 800
73 > 800
56

660

660

67 > 800

610

605

97 > 800

105 > 800

470

n.b.

18 > 800
510

n.b.

560

62

73

490

580

84

530

Td
C

Heating Microscopy
S = sintering M = softening
B = ball
HB = half ball
F = flow

< 5 < 40

< 50

< 15 < 60

< 60

< 10 < 10 < 45 < 10

< 5 < 10 < 50 < 10

< 5 < 15

< 5 < 10 < 55 < 10

< 5 < 10 < 55 < 10

< 5

< 5

< 1 < 25

< 20 < 45

< 40 < 20

< 5

< 4 < 5

< 25 < 45 < 5

< 30

Dilatometry
CTE = Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (linear) 20 - 400C
Ts = Dilatometric Point of Deformation
Td = Transition Point
n.b. = not measured

A 1561
A 3129
A 3383
A 4018
FrM 030 91
FrM 109 97
FrM 125 00
FrM 138 91
FrM 140 91
FrM 183 91
VO 6086
VO 6104
VO 6147
VO 6160

CTE Ts
-7
Li20 Na2O K2O MgO CaO BaO ZnO PbO Al2O3 B2O3 SiO2 Zr02 *10
C

Formulation

Matt Frits

905

715

670

785

770

940

730

785

B
860

835

985 1035

970

1095 1110

1165 1180

1155 1195

775

1160 1175

1245 1270

986 1025

825

HB

910

880

1170 1200

1115 1150

1110 1130

990 1175 1200 1250

880

870

860

800 1075

830

780

780

760

830 1140

820 1125

570

775 1145

865 1200

635

620

Heating Microscopy

fast firing, Zn, Ba

fast firing, Zn, Ca

matt calcium frit

matt barium frit

double fast firing, pottery

double fast firing

single or double fast firing

single fast firing

single fast firing

stove tiles and pottery

fast firing, high barium content

high melting point, very low CTE

double firing

double firing

Description

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The develompent is going on and new

products are rising. Therefore in this guide
you will find a choise of our right wide
assortement only.
Quality

Our technicians are ready to recommend

you suitable products inclusive of those,
which we are not presented in this guide..
We are ready to develop new products
so as to meet your requirements.
A minimum delivered quantity is required
because of economical reasons.

Our frits and used raw materials

have to pass a strict quality check,
assured with certified system
according to SN EN ISO 9001.
The testing is carried out according to
reliable checking methods, which
can be modified regarding to specific
requirements of our clients.

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