Common: Al2O3, B2O3, BaO, C, CaO, CO2, CoO, Cr2O3, Cu2O, CuO, Fe2O3, FeO, H2O, K2O, Li2O, LOI, MgO, MnO, MnO2, Na2O, NiO, O, Organics, P2O5, PbO, SiO2, SnO2, SO3, SO4, SrO, TiO2, V2O5, ZnO, ZrO, ZrO2, Others

CdO (Cadmium Oxide)

Family:Other
Weight:128.410
Expansion:0.000
Fusion:1426C

(Sources: Cadmium Sulfide, Cadmium Silicate)

-Cadmium oxide is insoluble in water and alkalis, but soluble in acids and ammonium salts.

-Cadmium by itself does not produce color in a glaze, but when used in combination with selenium it gives red. In combination with sulfur it produces yellow (great care is required to maintain the correct slightly reducing atmosphere during firing for the latter).

Properties

  • Fusion - > 1500C

    From The Oxide Handbook

  • Glaze Color - Yellow

    Cadmium is blended with uranium to produce yellow optical glass and yellow enamels. For example, a yellow stain for enamels can be made with 12% selenium, 64.5% cadmium sulfide, and 23.5% cadmium oxide.

  • Glaze Color - Red

    Red enamels are made using cadmium-selenium-sulfur mixes because this combination goes into solution readily during the short firing period (copper compounds are too slow to dissolve). Great care is required to maintain the correct slightly reducing atmosphere during firing.

Authors

  • Tony Hansen (Owner)

Others: Ag2O, As2O3, As4O6, Au2O3, BeO, Bi2O3, CdO, CeO2, Cl, Cs2O, CuCO3, Dy2O3, Er2O3, Eu2O3, F, Fr2O, Free SiO2, Ga2O3, GdO3, GeO2, HfO2, HgO, Ho2O3, In2O3, IrO2, KNaO, La2O3, Lu2O3, Mn2O3, MoO3, N2O5, Nb2O5, Nd2O3, Ni2O3, OsO2, Pa2O5, PdO, PmO3, PO4, Pr2O3, PrO2, PtO2, RaO, Rb2O, Re2O7, RhO3, RuO2, Sb2O3, Sb2O5, Sc2O3, Se, Sm2O3, Ta2O5, Tb2O3, Tc2O7, ThO2, Tl2O, Tm2O3, Trace, U3O8, UO2, WO3, Y2O3, Yb2O3,



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