Bachelors Theses

Abstract

"The term "flux" is a relative one and does not refer to any particular class of substances. A flux is any material which will lower the softening, fusion, or liquifying sic temperature of another Bases act as fluxes to siliceous substances while in basic compositions like Portland cement, silica is a flux. Feldspar is a flux for white ware mixtures, and is regarded as a refractory in the low temperature enamels. Although fluorspar is used in considerable quantities in many divisions of the ceramic industry, namely: the glassware division, the enamels division, and in the manufacture of cement, its use in the white wares division has been very limited. Because it is a powerful flux, fluorspar should make an excellent auxiliary flux to Potash feldspar, Soda feldspar, or a mixture of Potash and Soda feldspars. An eutectic composition of these three materials should make an ideal flux for the white wares industry. If successfully brought about, this flux would be another step towards successful competition with European manufacturers"--Introduction, page 1-2.

Advisor(s)

Dodd, Charles Mitchener

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

B.S. in Ceramic Engineering

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1936

Pagination

iii, 19 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

© 1936 Edward Henry Frauenfelder, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Fluorspar
Flux (Metallurgy)
Glass-ceramics -- Analysis

Thesis Number

T 0000 40

Print OCLC #

26970931

Electronic OCLC #

649463739

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