Will a cone or ball flow out better in a melt flow test?

Sunday 14th June 2015

This is G2926B cone 6 transparent glaze. I am developing a simple test procedure to produce an absolute measurable value for glaze insight-live.com/glossary/112">melt flow and it appeared it would be worthwhile to create a mold to make these cone-shaped samples. But I was wrong. Both specimens are exactly 10 grams, but the simple ball flows better. This is likely because of better early heat penetration because there is only a small area of contact with the tile.

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