Encapsulated Ceramic Stains

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Encapsulated ceramic stains.

However cerdec degussa stains are micro encapsulated which prevents these coloring agents from melting. Stains containing otherwise toxic oxides can be employed without significant dangers. They are a recent development in glaze technology. Click on a color series to view the available stains.

These colors can be difficult to sustain in glazes because the oxides that create them tend to burn out or alter at high temperatures. Now with new packaging by bigceramicstore. Cerdec degussa stains cerdec degussa stains are used to achieve difficult reds and yellows in glazes. A special class of stains that enable bright and difficult to achieve colors in ceramic glazes.

Most stains are stable up to 2300 degrees f in both oxidation and reduction and are lead free. Here you ll find zr ca se pottery stains in shades of red and orange. These stain types also known as inclusion stains or inclusion pigments are zirconium silicate with cadmium sulfoselenide crystals ca se. They are most popular at lower temperatures where colors tend to be brighter.

Stains are fired blends of metal and ceramic oxides that have been reground into a fine powder. Specialty stains called encapsulated stains allow potters to get colors that were once not possible with traditional ceramic stains. It is always recommended to test your mason stains to ensure the stain works well with your base recipe. This is a type of stain manufacture that enables the use of metal oxides like cadmium under temperature conditions in which they would normally fail.

The ceramic shop offers mason stains in 1 4 lb 1 lb. 5lb and 10lb quantities.