Abstract The instant invention is concerned with the preparation of glass-ceramic coatings capable of being fired repeatedly to temperatures in excess of 950° C. without thermal deformation and being particularly suitable for application to low carbon and titanium-stabilized stainless steels. The coatings are substantially free from alkali metal oxides and consist essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of: ______________________________________ BaO 10-60
B 2 O 3 5-30
SiO 2 25-40
Al 2 O 3 0-15
CaO 0-15
MgO 10-35
ZnO 0-16
Al 2 O 3 + CaO + ZnO
5-20
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Glass-ceramic coating compositions capable of being fired repeatedly to temperatures greater than 950° C. without undergoing thermal deformation and exhibiting coefficients of thermal expansion (25°-600° C.) between about 75-150×10 -7 /°C. which have compositions essentially free from alkali metal oxides and consist essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of: ______________________________________
BaO 10-60
B.sub.2 O.sub.3 5-30
SiO.sub.2 25-40
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-15
CaO 0-15
MgO 10-35
ZnO 0-16
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 + CaO + ZnO
5-20
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Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Glass-ceramic coating compositions capable of being fired repeatedly to temperatures greater than 950° C. without undergoing thermal deformation and exhibiting coefficients of thermal expansion (25°-600° C.) between about 75-150×10 -7 /°C. which have compositions essentially free from alkali metal oxides and consist essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of: ______________________________________
BaO 10-60
B.sub.2 O.sub.3 5-30
SiO.sub.2 25-40
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-15
CaO 0-15
MgO 10-35
ZnO 0-16
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 + CaO + ZnO
5-20
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Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Glass-ceramic coating compositions according to claim 1 consisting essentially of: ______________________________________
BaO 10-40
B.sub.2 O.sub.3 6-25
SiO.sub.2 25-38
MgO 10-30
CaO 0-15
ZnO 0-16
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-10
CaO + ZnO + Al.sub.2 O.sub.3
5-18
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