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FLUX (Lat. fluxus, a flowing; this being also the meaning of the English term in medicine, &c.)

This article appears in Volume V10, Page 584 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FLA-FRA
FLUX (Lat. fluxus, a flowing; this being also the meaning of the English term in medicine, &c.) , in metallurgy, a substance introduced in the smelting of ores to promote fluidity, and to remove objectionable impurities in the form of a slag. The
substances in commonest use are:
lime
  or
limestone
 , to slag off
silica
  and silicates, fluor-spar for lead,
calcium
  and barium sulphates and
calcium
  phosphate, and
silica
  for removing basic substances such as
limestone
 . Other substances are also used, but more commonly in
assaying
  than in metallurgy. Sodium and potassium
carbonates
  are valuable for fluxing off silica; mixed with potassium nitrate sodium carbonate forms a valuable oxidizing fusion mixture; "
black
 
flux
  " is a reducing
flux
  composed of finely divided carbon and potassium carbonate, and formed by deflagrating a mixture of argol with 4 to z its
weight
  of
nitre
 . Borax is very frequently employed; it melts to a clear liquid and dissolves silica and many metallic oxides. Potassium bisulphate is useful in the preliminary treatment of refractory aluminous ores. Litharge and red lead are used in silver and gold assays, acting as solvents for silica and any metallic oxides present.


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