Titanium Dioxide

Titanium Dioxide

Clay & Minerals

Price: $5.00
SKU:
RMTITAN
Weight:
1.00 LBS
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Packaging:
50# bag

Although titanium is the strongest white pigment known for many uses, in ceramics the whiteness (and opacity) it imparts to glazes is due to its tendency to crystallize during cooling. While titanium dioxide is used in glazes as an opacifier, it is not as effective and easy-to-use as tin oxide or zircon. It can be used as an additive to enliven (variegate, crystallize) the color and texture of glazes by introducing crystallization. Rutile works in a similar manner, typically both become saturated in the melt beyond about 5-6%, producing a dry and unstable glaze surface. In moderate amounts it encourages strong melts, durable surfaces and rich visual textures.

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