Zircopax

Description

A brand name for a white zirconium silicate powder used as an opacifier in glasses, enamels and ceramic glazes. Zircopax contains about 67% zirconium oxide and 33% silica.

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Density = 4.54 g/ml

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 563

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Ceramic Materials at http://ceramic-materials.com/cermat/material/1724.html (access Dec. 23, 2005)