flux

…this substance is known as flux or frit—or, in France, fondant. The degree of hardness of the flux depends on the proportions of the components in the mix. Enamels are termed hard when the temperature required to fuse them is very high; the harder the enamel is, the better it…

…applying sealing glass are as frits and as preforms. Glass is crushed or ball-milled in order to obtain a fine powder, or frit, which is sieved to sizes of 5 to 100 micrometres and then mixed with a small amount of slurry-making organic volatilizing-type vehicles and binders. Metal powders (often…

…example, if certain materials called fluxes are added, the most important being soda (Na₂O), both viscosity and melting temperature can be reduced. If too much soda is added, the resulting glass is readily attacked by water, but, if there are suitable amounts of stabilizing oxides, such as lime (CaO) and…