GLAZES


They are designed for the surface treatment of ceramic products, above all for the ensuring the stability, for the increasing of chemical and mechanical resistance and for the improvement of aesthetical characteristics.

G – coloured lead glazes


The glazes of the series “G” are highly reliable frit glazes, transparent up to opaque, containing 15-60% lead oxide.

G – transparent lead glazes


Lustrous colourless glazes with the lead content 10-60%.

Dw – white opaque stannic lead glazes


The glazes series “Dw” are reliable white frit glazes containing 10-50% lead oxide.

Pd – coloured leadless glazes


The glazes series “Pd” are coloured lustrous semi-opaque till opaque frit glazes, engrained by ceramic pigments and metal oxides. They do not contain lead, antimony, arsenic and other dangerous substances.

P – transparent leadless glazes


The glazes series “P” are transparent colourless lustrous frit glazes which do not contain lead oxide (except P 011 91 – 1% of PbO).

Pw – white opaque zirconium leadless glazes


The glazes series “Pw” are reliable white frit glazes which do not contain lead.

R, Rm – ceramic potter glazes


The glazes series “R” and “Rm” are raw or semi-raw (frit content 10-30%) high-melting glazes which do not contain lead, colourless or coloured, engrained by metal oxides or ceramic pigments.

Pm – coloured mat leadless glazes


The glazes series “Pm” are matt coloured frit opaque glazes which do not contain lead.

Gmu – matt artistic glazes


They are the opaque frit or semi-raw glazes with 40-70% lead content, designed for the decorative ceramics.

Gu, Lu – artistic special glazes


The glazes series “Gu” and “Lu” are coloured, lustrous till semi-matt, frit, semi-raw and raw decorative, intense appearance which lead contain 40-90%.

Gm – coloured matt lead glazes


The glazes series “Gm” are white and coloured frit, semi-raw and raw matt zinc glazes with lead content 20-50%.

O – “stove” glazes


This glazes are raw colorless,  lustrous transparent highly leaded glazes containing lead,  PbO 60-75% . This glazes are especially used for a hearth tiles,  named in some countries “ stove “.

Ga – aventurine leadless glazes


The aventurine glazes are frit, alkaline, coloured opaque glazes which do not contain lead. They are designed for firing temperatures of 960-1080°C. At temperatures over 1000°C, they become flowed very hard.