Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Below is a list of the common oxides used in glazes.

NAME / COMMON NAME/ CATEGORY / ABBREVIATION
Silicon Dioxide/ Silica/ Glass Former/ SiO2
Aluminium Oxide/ Alumina/ Stabiliser/ Al2O3
Boric Oxide/ Glass/ Former, Stabiliser, Flux/ B2O3
Barium Oxide/ Baria/ Flux/ BaO
Calcium Oxide/ Calcia/ Flux/ CaO
Potassium Oxide/ Potash/ Flux/ K2O
Sodium Oxide/ Soda Flux/ Na2O
Lithium Oxide/ Lithia/ Flux / Li2O
Magnesium Oxide/ Magnesia Flux/ MgO
Lead Oxide/ Litharge/ Flux/ PbO
Strontium Oxide/ Flux/ SrO
Zinc Oxide/ Flux/ ZnO2
Stannous Oxide Tin/ Opacifier/ SnO2
Titanium Dioxide/ Anatase/ Opacifier/ TiO2
Zirconium Oxide/ Zirconia/ Opacifier/ ZrO2
Copper Oxide/ Colorant/ CuO
Copper Carbonate/ Colorant/ CuCo3
Cobalt Oxide/ Colorant/ CoO
Cobalt Carbonate/ Colorant/ CoCO3
Manganese Dioxide/ Colorant/ MnO2
Iron Oxide (red)/ Colorant/ Fe2O3
Rutile/ Colorant/ TiO2
Vanadium Pentoxide/ Colorant/ V2O5
Nickel Oxide/ Colorant/ NiO

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