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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [TAM, a Cookson Co.] A brand name for a zirconium oxide opacifier used in ceramic glazes. Opax also contains small amounts of silica, sodium oxide and alumina. It is used for hard-glaze dinnerware and wall tiles (Brady 1971). | + | [TAM, a Cookson Co.] A brand name for a [[zirconium oxide]] opacifier used in ceramic glazes. Opax also contains small amounts of [[silica]], [[sodium oxide]] and [[alumina]]. It is used for hard-glaze dinnerware and wall tiles (Brady 1971). |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971. |
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 23 August 2022
Description
[TAM, a Cookson Co.] A brand name for a Zirconium oxide opacifier used in ceramic glazes. Opax also contains small amounts of Silica, Sodium oxide and Alumina. It is used for hard-glaze dinnerware and wall tiles (Brady 1971).
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.