Mill addition | Function |
Aerosil | Set-up |
Aluminium oxide | Matting agent and to increase heat resistance of ground coat |
Aluminium hydroxide | Equivalent to aluminium oxide |
Aluminium powder | Increase heat resistance in ground coat |
Antimony trioxide | Increase adherence of ground coat |
Barium chloride | Set-up in cover coat |
Barium carbonate | Set-up in cover coat |
Bentonite | Set-up |
Borax | Set-up in ground coat |
Boric acid | Set-up |
Cadmium oxide | Stabilize Cd-Se red enamels |
Clay | Provide bubble structure |
Cupric chloride | Self lustre enamel 1118 |
EK-1000 | For continuous clean enamel |
Feldspar | For ground coat |
Gumst | Increase filmstrength |
Magnesium chloride | Set-up cover coat |
Magnesium nitrate | to increase suspension and to prevent fishscales |
Opacifier UV | Opacifier |
Potash | Set-up |
Potassium choride | Set-up cover coat |
Potassium nitrate | Oxidizing agent for aluminium enamels |
Quartz | to increase firing range and matting agent |
Silicic acid | Set-up |
Silver sand | For heat resistant ground coat |
Soda ash | Set-up in ground coat |
Sodium aluminate | Set-up in cover coat |
Sodium nitrite | Set-up in ground coat |
Sodium pyrophosphate | To decrease set-up |
Sodium silico fluoride | Set-up cover coat |
Tinoxide | Opacifier |
Titanium dioxide | Opacifier |
Trisodium phosphate | To prevent rusting in cast iron ground coat |
Urea | To prevent hairlines in cover coat |
Zirconite | Opacifier |
Zircon oxide | Opacifier |
Typical mill additions to enamels and their function
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