borosilicate
Noun
Meaning
A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.
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All of the color was hand mixed using different oxides and borosilicate glass.
Another 10% of global boron production is for borosilicate glass as used in high strength glassware.
Glitter Bright Blue KT-8234 by Kolortek is composed of synthetic calcium-aluminum borosilicate (89-95%) coated with titanium dioxide (4.5-9.5%) and tin dioxide (0-1%).
Metasilver KT-89204 by Kolortek is composed of synthetic calcium-aluminum borosilicate (65-74%) and silver (26-35%).
Moonshine® Green Shimmer by Glassflake is a special effect interference pigment containing calcium sodium borosilicate (69-81 wt%), tin oxide (0-1 wt%) and titanium dioxide (19-30 wt%).
The most common compositions are based on lead borates (leaded borate glass or borosilicate glass ).