RUTILE

Rutile Products

Rutile is used in the compounding of coatings for Mild and Alloy steel welding rods. It provides arc stabilizing flux and forming material. Balanced additions of Milled Rutile (RUFLUX® 61) help to control drying cracks in coatings. It is also used as a speckling additive in ceramic glaze formulations, or as a natural stain in glaze formulations.

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TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Formula	TiO2
Molecular Weight	79.9
Crystal Structure	Tetragonal
Specific Gravity (g/cc)	4.2
Melting Point	3250'F

Component	Typical Range
TiO2	94 - 96
ZrO2 %	0.6 - 1.0
SiO2 %	0.5 - 1.5
Al2O3	0.2 - 0.65
Fe2O3 %	0.5 - 1.0
CrO3	0.1 - 0.3
V2O5	0.4 - 0.9

	Milled Rutile	Ceramic Rutile
	Ruflux 61
Product Number	1014113	1014084
Bulk Density (Lb/ft2)	120	100 - 120
Color	Grey Brown	Dark Grey
-200 Mesh	<0.25	--
-200 + 325	0 - 4	--
+325	--	<0.6
Ignition Loss (LOI)	0.0 - 0.5	0.0 - 0.4
Fisher Number	2.2 - 4.4	2.0 - 3.3