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Offline ms.jai

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What is Zirconium Silicate
« on: November 17, 2010, 01:52:00 AM »
What is Zirconium silicate?

and what does it do for ceramic tiles?

can zircon be use to other kinds of tiles like vinyl? or crafted stones for landscaping?

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Re: What is Zirconium Silicate
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 04:57:20 AM »
A naturally occuring silicate mineral (ZrSiO4), used sometimes in ceramic glazes to increase corrosion resistace. I doubt that vinyl could handle the temperatures of baking the glaze. Stoneware is corrosion resistance as it is so applying zirconium silicate there would be useless.
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Re: What is Zirconium Silicate
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 09:46:56 PM »
A naturally occuring silicate mineral (ZrSiO4), used sometimes in ceramic glazes to increase corrosion resistace. I doubt that vinyl could handle the temperatures of baking the glaze. Stoneware is corrosion resistance as it is so applying zirconium silicate there would be useless.


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