Difference between revisions of "White flux"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An old name for a flux mixture containing 10 parts of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium | + | An old name for a flux mixture containing 10 parts of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20carbonate sodium carbonate] and 13 parts of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium%20carbonate potassium carbonate]. It was used to separate [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica] from minerals (Schur 1985). Currently, white flux usually refers to a mixture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20nitrate sodium nitrate] / [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20nitrite sodium nitrite] used for high-temperature welding. |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 336 |
| − | * | + | * Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, ''Technology and Conservation'', Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985 |
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Revision as of 06:23, 24 July 2013
Description
An old name for a flux mixture containing 10 parts of sodium carbonate and 13 parts of potassium carbonate. It was used to separate silica from minerals (Schur 1985). Currently, white flux usually refers to a mixture of sodium nitrate / sodium nitrite used for high-temperature welding.
Additional Information
S. Schur, "Conservation Terminology: A Review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials", Technology and Conservation, 1985.
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 336
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985