Testing two brands of tin oxide in a melt flow tester

Thursday 13th February 2014

This melt fluidity tester compares two different tin insight-live.com/glossary/67">oxides in a cone 6 transparent glaze (G2926B). Opacifiers affect not just opacity in glazes, but also liquid properties of the melt. The length, surface character, opacity and color of these flows provide an excellent indication of how similar the two materials are. This is the GLFL test.

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Zircopax, Tin Oxide, A Low Cost Tester of Glaze Melt Fluidity, Material Substitution, Melt Fluidity

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