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• Physical Properties

  Grayish-white porous mass; cubic crystalline structure; refractive index 1.810; vaporizes above 3,000°C; reacts with water forming strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2 with evolution of heat; miscible with fused caustic potash; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in acetone and ether. ;

• Uses

  Strontium oxide is an alkaline earth flux that melts at 4406°F(2430°C), but the substance begins its fluxing action above 1994°F(1090°C). Strontium oxide's properties are difficult to describe, so it's often compared to other alkaline earth oxides like calcium and barium oxides. It has similarities to both. Strontium oxide has fluxing properties and a strong color response like barium oxide, although not as intense. It adds strength and durability to a glaze like calcium oxide and it melts very slowly, thus increasing the melting range of a glaze.
  Strontium oxide is often substituted for toxic barium oxide. A typical substitution is 0.75 grams of Strontium carbonate for 1 gram barium carbonate; keep in mind that it won't produce the same color response as barium oxide.
  Strontium has a moderate viscosity and surface tension and a moderate to high expansion and contraction rate that's similar to calcium oxide.It's not volatile at ceramic temperatures, is slightly soluble,and has no known toxicity.
  A slightly soluble source of strontium oxide is strontium carbonate, which usually contains some CaO. ;

• Preparation

  Strontium oxide is prepared by thermal decomposition of strontium carbonate, hydroxide, or nitrate:
  SrCO3 → SrO + CO2
  Sr(OH)2 → SrO + H2O
  Sr(NO3)2 → SrO + N2O5 ;

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