The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc
Borax is a white powder used, for example, in the making of glass and as a cleaning chemical. a mineral used for cleaning (boras, from borax, from buraq, from burah). or tincal Sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na2B4O5(OH)4 H2O), a soft, light, colourless crystalline mineral used as a component of glass and pottery glazes in the ceramics industry, as a solvent for metal-oxide slags in metallurgy, as a flux in welding and soldering, and as a fertilizer additive, a soap supplement, a disinfectant, a mouthwash, and a water softener. About 50% of the world's supply comes from southern California deserts, including Death Valley
A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap
Sodium borate, a mineral salt found in alkaline deposits A form of borax purified by calcination is used as a flux in glazes
Sodium tetraborate Na2B4O7 A soft white mineral found in old lake bed deposits Borax is used as a flux for brazing and welding It is used as forge welding flux by blacksmiths nd in coated arc welding rods Also sold under the trade name Solubor® as a boron fertilizer See Borax
an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent
It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany
A white, yellow, blue gray or green borate mineral that is an ore of boron and occurs as an efflorescence or in monoclinic crystals Sodium tetraborate decahydrate
Water softener, whitener and often used as an eumulsifier There is a cosmetic grade available, but the store bought "20 Mule Team" is fine to use since your using such small qualities
A crystalline salt used in making certain types of glass A certain amount is often added to the Batch to strengthen the glass Pyrex the heat-resistant oven-glass developed by the Corning Glass Works, and manufactured under its license worldwide, is made with borax GANTAD A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z