Silver Nitrate In Ceramic Glaze

In the june july issue of ceramics monthly westerwald chemicals advertises 25 grams of silver nitrate for 15 and 1 pound of copper carbonate at 4.

Silver nitrate in ceramic glaze.

This glaze has to be fired hot to about 1950f for the platelets to form beads. Some of the problems involved with silver nitrate include. The nitrate is generally more freely available than the carbonate but either will do. Deep green gold blue vibrant multi colour iridescence when applied thickly silver nitrate 1g.

Green gold pink and blue iridescence silver nitrate 1g. An antibacterial mildewproof glaze composition for ceramic products which contains a silver containing substance and a refractory and or a glass composition. Silver nitrate is highly soluble and forms ag ions when dissolved in water. Mix on the thick side.

Silver nitrate will stain your skin and is an extreme corrosive so wear gloves and clean your brushes and spray equipment immediately after use. This makes silver nitrate 65 times more expensive than copper carbonate. With silver nitrate added i call this glaze silver slither which is pictured. Works best on shoulder of pieces or on a more horizontal surface.

This ion transfers to ware as adhered material and when fired and reduced the ag metal gives a gold sheen. Gold pink purple and yellow iridescence silver nitrate 1g. Silver nitrate is effective in a glaze in the range of 1 2. Dec 31 2013 koz 3110 base glaze 6 silver nitrate 5 titanium dioxide 3 cobalt carb post fire alcohol drip reduction.

With silver nitrate added i call this glaze silver slither which is pictured. And since the molecular weight of nitrate is 176 and the carbonate is 276 use more carbonate for every gram of nitrate use 1 6 grams of carbonate and you ll have the same amount of silver as metal in the glaze. It can also be sprayed or brushed as a wash by diluting a little as a few crystals in 1 or 2 cups of hot water. This glaze has to be fired hot to about 1950f for the platelets to form beads.

It is possible to dry blend the nitrate and carbonate forms and putting these into a glaze to get a better gold sheen. Works best on shoulder of pieces or on a more horizontal surface. This composition is used to manufacture ceramic products which need be specially sanitary for example tiles sanitary fixtures toilet stools and bathtubs and can display their antibacterial mildewproof properties effectively.