Petalite
Product Benefits
Petalite is part of a group of minerals which flux ceramic bodies.
The lithium silicates can be used in low deformation bodies.
The main properties given to vitreous china body:
- Lowers the firing temperature
- Fluxes with low deformation
- Forms a vitreous mass with free silica
- Increases cast rate.
Technical Details
| Petalite | Country of Origin | Chemical Analysis % | Residue%< | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products | SiO2 | AI2O3 | Na2O | K2O | CaO | MgO | TiO2 | Fe2O3 | 125µm | 38µm | |
| Vitroflux A38 | NL | 76.8 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.25 | <0.1 | – | <0.1 | – | 3 |
