Fluxes

FLUXES

Katanax is very pleased to offer a full range of high-quality fusion fluxes in addition to its product line. We can now provide our customers with lithium borate fluxes that present the following features:

  • Outstanding purity
    • Manufacturing process located in a cleanroom – no external contamination
    • With the purest raw material available – minimal traces
    • Very low loss on fusion (less than 0.05%) – negligible weight errors
    • Pure grade: 99.99% pure – very good all-around analytical grade
    • Ultra-pure: 99.998+% pure – purest on the market
  • Micro-bead form
    • Very low hygroscopicity – spherical flux particles do not readily absorb humidity
    • No dust – no error due to flux losses on weighing containers
    • High density – no crucible overflows
    • High fluidity – faster weighing time 

     

  • Pre-fused
    • Totally homogenous – every particle has the same composition
  • Optional non-wetting agent fused right in
    • Lithium bromide (LiBr) or iodide (LiI) are pre-fused in the flux – faster weighing time with better analytical accuracy
NameCompositionCatalog numberFlux
“acidity”
 LiT*
%
LiM**
%
LiBr
%
LiI
%
Pure
(99.99%)
Ultra-pure
(99.998%)
 
LiT100.00KP3007PKP3007UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiBr
99.50/0.50
99.500.50KP3001PKP3001UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiI
99.50/0.50
99.500.50KP3016PKP3016UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM
67/33
67.0033.00KP3009PKP3009UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM/LiBr
66.67/32.83/0.50
66.6732.830.50KP3003PKP3003UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM/LiI
66.67/32.83/0.50
66.6732.830.50KP3015PKP3015UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM
50/50
50.0050.00KP3008PKP3008UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM/LiBr
49.75/49.75/0.50
49.7549.750.50KP3002PKP3002UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM/LiI
49.75/49.75/0.50
49.7549.750.50KP3014PKP3014UP—–0+++++
LiT/LiM
35/65 (“12/22”)
35.0065.00KP3010PKP3010UP0+++++
LiT/LiM/LiBr
34.83/64.67/0.50
34.8364.670.50KP3004PKP3004UP0+++++
LiM100.00KP3006PKP3006UP—–0+++++
LiM/LiBr
99.50/0.50
99.500.50KP3000PKP3000UP—–0+++++
LiM/LiBr
98.50/1.50
98.501.50KP3005PKP3005UP—–0+++++

*  : LiT = Lithium tetraborate (Li2B4O7)
** : LiM = Lithium metaborate (LiBO2)


Katanax also supplies other reagents, such as the non-wetting agents (NWA) that are used to facilitate pouring and mold releasing; as well as oxidizers, used to promote the oxidation of the metallic species. 

  • Non-wetting and fluidizing agents (all ultra-pure)
NameFormCatalog
number
 
LiBr125g, crystalsKP4000P
LiBr15 mL solutionKP4001P
LiBr15 mL solution, 10-packKP4002P
LiI125g, crystals – trihydrateKP4003P
LiI15 mL solutionKP4004P
LiI15 mL solution, 10-packKP4005P
LiF125g, crystalsKP4006P
  • Oxidizers (all ultra-pure)
NameFormCatalog
number
LiNO3250g, crystalsKP4007P
LiNO3500g, crystalsKP4008P