MDT: Ron Roy

Notes

This is the traditional Ron Roy materials file. He uses this in workshops and seminars. We do not recommend this MDT unless you are taking a workshop with him or need to open some of his glaze recipe files (the abbreviated naming scheme and lack of an update mechanism are the main reasons, see below).

However there are issues to be aware of:

-There are about a dozen materials specific to this MDT. Some of them are unique and came from Ron. However some of them are duplicates (although they are named differently) and have slightly different chemistry (e.g. Gerstley Borate). We do not have detailed information to account for the differences. However in the case of Gerstley Borate, we do have detailed information on the logic behind the analysis we provide and document that logic on a website specifically created for it (http://gerstleyborate.com). We do not have an update mechanism in place for these. There is a video on the Tutorial Videos section on Digitalfire on how to compare two MDTs by exporting them as CSV files and combining them in Microsoft Excel. If you are aware of a material in our standard MDT file whose chemistry is not correct, please contact us. INSIGHT has a button in the materials dialog to get the Ron Roy MDT automatically, but it is just downloading a static file that is not being maintained, it is better to be generating a file from this database using the MDT download page.

-Ron uses an abbreviated naming scheme, for example "Frit 3195" is F3195, "Tennessee #9 Ball Clay" is Tenn #9, etc. Since Frit 3195 is included in other MDTs, how is it possible to avoid having two records for this material? Because this database and INSIGHT both support alternate names for materials. Where appropriate, Ron's abbreviated names appear in the list of alternate names for materials. Thus if you download the standard MDT, or any of the others, materials having these alternate names will be found by INSIGHT if created using Ron's MDT. Likewise, recipes including these materials are created using the standard MDT will open properly if Ron's MDT is active. However, recipes including the materials unique to his MDT will open with these materials being marked with an * (indicating that the chemistry could not be found).

You can see a master chart of exactly which materials are included for each MDT by clicking the MDT link in the menu bar above.

Out Bound Links

• (Library) Digitalfire Video: How to Download an INSIGHT MDT File from CeramicMaterials.Info

  There are many ways to maintain the materials data...

• (URLs) Digitalfire Contact page
  http://digitalfire.com/services/contact.php
• (URLs) GerstleyBorate.com
  www.gerstleyborate.com
• (Materials) Gerstley Borate - Plastic Calcium Borate

  Colemanite, Calcium Borate, Borocalcite

In Bound Links

• (Materials - Member) Albany Slip - High iron silty low melting clay

  New York Slip, Albany Clay

• (Materials - Member) Calcined Alumina - Al2O3 - Aluminum oxide

  Alumina Calcined, Calcnd Alum, Ground Alumina, Corundum

• (Materials - Member) Alumina Hydrate - Al2O3.3H2O

  Alum Hydrate, Alumina Trihydrate, Hydrated Alumina, Alpha Aluminum Trihydroxide, Gibbsite

• (Materials - Member) Anhydrous Borax - Na2B4O7 - Fused Borax, Sodium Tetraborate

  Calcined Borax, Dehydrated Borax, Pyrobor

• (Materials - Member) Ball Clay - Highly Plastic Fine Particle Clay
• (Materials - Member) Barium Carbonate - BaCO3

  Barium Carb, Witherite

• (Materials - Member) Bentonite

  Montmorillonite

• (Materials - Member) Bone Ash - Ca5(OH)(PO4)3

  Calcium Phosphate

• (Materials) Cadycal - Precipitated Calcium Borate

  Cadycal Jan/00

• (Materials - Member) Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3

  Carbonate of Lime, Whiting, Aragonite, Calcite, CaCO3

• (Materials - Member) Colemanite - 2CaO.3B2O3.5H2O or CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O
• (Materials - Member) Cornwall Stone

  Cornish Stone, China Stone, Corn Stn, China-stone

• (Materials - Member) Cryolite - Na3AlF6

  Cryloite, Sodium Fluoaluminate, Kryolith

• (Materials - Member) Dolomite - CaCO3.MgCO3 or CaMg(CO3)2 - Double carbonate of magnesia/calcia

  Calcium Magnesium Carbonate, Raw Limestone

• (Materials - Member) F-4 Feldspar - Sodium Feldspar

  F4 Feldspar, Kona Feldspar, Kona F4, F4 Spar, F 4 Feldspar

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3185 - Low melting alkali borate bonding frit for abrasives

  F3185

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3191 - A source of alkali borate intended for use in abrasives indust

  F3191

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3227 - For low temperature vitreous bonding in metals industry

  F3227 Frit, F3227

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3249 - Low expansion leadless magnesia borosilicate frit

  F3249 Frit, F3249 (Ferro)

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3269 - Leadless Sodium Boron Frit

  F3269

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3278 - Leadless high boron alkali silicate frit

  F3278

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3289 - High barium leadless frit for bright colors, satin finishes

  F3289

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3292 - For Cone 3-5 Sanitary Ware Glazes

  F3292

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 3602 - Lead alumina bilsilicate frit

  F3602

• (Materials - Member) Ferro Frit 5301 - High Expansion Leadless Fluorine Frit

  F5301, Frit 501E34

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-134 - Strontium frit base for cone 5-6 glazes

  F134 Fusion

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-2 - High Calcium Boron Leadless

  F2 Fusion

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-60 - Zinc free calcium and sodium frit

  F60 Fusion, Frit F60

• (Materials - Member) General Frit GF-136 - High Potassium

  Frit 136, Frit GF136

• (Materials - Member) Frit P2954 - Calcium Borate Frit similar to Gerstley Borate

  PotteryCrafts Frit 2954

• (Materials) G-200 Feldspar - Potash/sodium/calcium 200 mesh Feldspar

  G200 Feldspar, G200 Spar, G 200 Spar, G 200, G 200 Feldspar

• (Materials - Member) Grolleg Kaolin - Fine White Burning English Kaolin, English China Clay

  Grolleg China Clay

• (Materials - Member) Imco 400 Fireclay - Fireclay
• (Materials - Member) Kentucky Stone - Kentucky Ball Clay

  Kentky Stn, Kentucky Stone Clay

• (Materials - Member) KMS Kaolin
• (Materials - Member) KT-Cast Kaolin
• (Materials - Member) KTS-2 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay

  KTS2 Ball Clay

• (Materials - Member) Lizella Clay - CLAY

  Lizzella, Lizzela

• (Materials) M&D Ball Clay - Missouri Ball Clay
• (Materials - Member) M-23 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay

  Old Hick M-23, M23 Ball Clay

• (Materials - Member) M-44 Ball Clay - Kentucky Ball Clay

  M 44

• (Materials - Member) Bentone MA - Glaze Suspender, Hectorite

  Macaloid

• (Materials - Member) Magnesite - MgCO3

  Mag Carb, MgCO3, Anhydrous Magnesium Carbonate

• (Materials - Member) Minspar 200 - Feldspar
• (Materials - Member) Molochite - Highly Calcined Alumina Silicate
• (Materials - Member) Nickel Carbonate - NiCO3

  NiCO3

• (Materials - Member) Norfloat Feldspar - Potash feldspar

  Norfloat Spar, NORFLOAT Potash Feldspar

• (Materials - Member) Pyrax HS - Pyrophyllite

  Pyrax HS#5

• (Materials - Member) Redart - Red Firing Earthenware

  Red Art

• (Materials - Member) Redearth - Plainsman Native Clay

  Red Earth

• (Materials - Member) Redstone - Plainsman Native Clay

  Red Stone

• (Materials - Member) Roseville Clay
• (Materials - Member) Sapphire Kaolin - Secondary Fine Particle Kaolin

  Saphire Kaolin, Saphhire Kaolin

• (Materials - Member) Sheffield Clay - Iron-rich native glacial clay

  Shefield Clay

• (Materials - Member) Foote Spodumene
• (Materials - Member) Standard Porcelain Kaolin - A white burning high strength Cornish kaolin

  English Standard Porcelain, Eng Stn Porc, Standard Porcelain China Clay

• (Materials - Member) Tennessee #1 SGP - Tennessee Ball Clay

  SGP #1 Ball Clay

• (Materials - Member) Tennessee #10 Ball Clay

  TENN #10

• (Materials - Member) Tennessee #9 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay, very light firing ball clay

  Tenn #9, Tennessee #9

• (Materials - Member) Texas Talc 286 - A talc having a rounded rather than platy particle shape.

  TxTalc286

• (Materials - Member) Thomas Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay
• (Materials - Member) Velvacast Kaolin - Large Particle Size Kaolin

  Velva Cast

• (Materials - Member) Yellow Banks #101

  Yelo Banks 101

• (Materials - Member) Zircopax - Zirconium Silicate
• (Materials - Member) Gillespie Borate - Gerstley Borate Substitute

  Gilespie Borate

• (Materials - Member) Laguna Borate - Gerstley Borate Alternative
• (Materials - Member) Blyth Frit 3104

  F3104, Blyth F3104

• (Materials - Member) Spodumene Concentrate - Low Melt Spodumene

  Tanco Spodumene, Tanko Spod

• (Materials - Member) Snocal 707 Kaolin

  Snowcal Kaolin

• (Materials - Member) Pyrotrol - Andalusite/Pyrophyllite Ore
• (Materials - Member) Salt Lick - A dark buff PCE 27 clay.

  SaltLick

• (Materials - Member) Australian Spodumene - Li2O.Al2O3.4SiO2

  Ausi Spodumene, Ausi Spod

• (Materials - Member) Hyplas 64 Ball Clay - Ball Clay

  Hy Plas 64

• (Materials - Member) James Bay Stn Kaolin

  JamesBay Stn

• (Materials - Member) JB Kaolin
• (Materials - Member) Texas Talc 92 - A talc having a rounded rather than platy particle shape.

  TxTalc92

• (Materials - Member) WL Rhyolite - From Ron Roy's MDT

  WL Rhyolite (Hanks)

• (Materials - Member) Frit 439 - Gerstley Borate Substitute

  MexGBSub F439

• (Materials - Member) Premium Feldspar

  Premium Spar

• (Materials) Pemco Frit P-3T355

  3T355,3T-355

• (Materials - Member) Gerstley Bor (99) - Plastic Calcium Borate, Borocalcite
• (Materials - Member) FHC
• (Materials - Member) New FHC
• (Materials - Member) Gers Borate 9/97 - Plastic Calcium Borate, Borocalcite
• (Materials - Member) Kurts Corn Stn - A material from Ron Roys MDT
• (Materials - Member) Lepidolite - From Ron Roys MDT

  Lithium Mica

• (Materials - Member) Low Melt Spodumene - From Ron Roy's materials table

  Low Melt Spod (Hank)

• (Materials - Member) MCS - From Ron Roy's MDT
• (Materials - Member) Mica - musc - From Ron Roy's MDT
• (Materials - Member) Ochre - From Ron Roy's MDT
• (Materials - Member) Old Hick #56SR - From Ron Roy's MDT
• (Materials - Member) Volcanic Ash - From Ron Roy's MDT
• (Materials) Alberta Slip - Albany slip substitute

  Archie Bray Slip

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-75 - Bond Frit

  F75 Fusion,Frit F75

• (Materials) Plastic Vitrox - White Burning Plastic Feldspar

  PV Clay, Plas Vitrox

• (Materials) Ceramic Rutile - TiO2

  Calcined Rutile, Light Rutile, Rutile Ceramic

• (Materials - Member) Iron Oxide Red - Fe2O3 - Synthetic Hematite

  Ferric Oxide, Red Iron Oxide, RIO, Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3, Hematite

• (Materials - Member) Kyanite - Al2O3.SiO2

  Disthene, Cyanite

• (Materials - Member) Lithium Carbonate - LiCO3

  Lith Carb, Li2CO3

• (Materials - Member) Manganese Dioxide - MnO2

  Mno2, Pyrolusite, Manganese(IV) oxide

• (Materials - Member) Mullite - 3Al2O3.2SiO2 - Calcined Mullite

  Mulite

• (Materials - Member) Nepheline Syenite - Generic

  Neph Sy

• (Materials - Member) Petalite - LiAlSi4O10 or Li2O.Al2O3.8SiO2
• (Materials - Member) Potash Feldspar - K2O.Al2O3.6SiO2

  K-Feldspar, Orthoclase, K Feldspar, Potassium Feldspar

• (Materials - Member) Rutile - TiO2 - Iron Titanium Mineral
• (Materials - Member) Silica - SiO2 - Quartz, Flint
• (Materials - Member) Sodium Carbonate - Na2CO3 or Na2O.CO2 - The most common form of sodium carbonate

  Soda Ash, Calcined Soda, Anhydrous Sodium Carb, Na2CO3

• (Materials - Member) Strontium Carbonate - SrCO3 or SrO.CO2

  Strontianite

• (Materials - Member) Talc - Mg3Si4O6 or 3MgO.4SiO2.H2O

  Magnesium Silicate, Steatite, French Chalk, Hydrated talc

• (Materials - Member) Tin Oxide - SnO2

  Stannic Oxide, Tin(IV) Oxide, Tin Dioxide, SnO2

• (Materials - Member) Ulexite - NaCaB5O9·8H2O - Sodium calcium borate

  Television Stone

• (Materials - Member) Wollastonite - CaSiO3 - Calcium Silicate

  Wolastonite

• (Materials - Member) Zinc Oxide - ZnO - Pure Source Of Zinc

  ZnO, Zincite

• (Materials) Alkatrol - Andalusite/pyrophyllite/sericite
• (Materials) Barnard Slip - High Iron Clay

  Blackbird Slip, Blackbird Clay, Barnard Clay

• (Materials) Bell Dark Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay
• (Materials) C & C Ball Clay - White burning plastic ball clay

  C&C Ball Clay, C and C Ball Clay

• (Materials) Carbondale Clay - Red Medium Fire Clay

  Carbondale Red Clay

• (Materials) Goldart - Cream Burning Stoneware

  Cedar Heights Goldart

• (Materials) Custer Feldspar - Potash Feldspar

  Custer Spar

• (Materials) EP Kaolin - Plastic White Firing Kaolin

  EPK, Edgar Plastic Kaolin, EPK Kaolin

• (Materials) F-2 Ball Clay - F2 Ball Clay

  Hick F-2, F2 Ball Clay, Old Hickory F-2 Ball Clay

• (Materials) Ferro Frit 3110 - High alkali, low alumina and boron leadless high expansion frit

  F3110, Frit KFG 4110, Ferro Crystal Frit

• (Materials) Ferro Frit 3124 - Leadless high calcium borosilicate frit

  F3124

• (Materials) Ferro Frit 3134 - Leadless and zero alumina high calcia borosilicate frit

  F3134

• (Materials) Ferro Frit 3195 - Leadless High Borax/calcia for glaze

  F3195

• (Materials) Ferro Frit CC-257 - High Barium Frit

  Frit CC257

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-12 - Artware Flux Calcium Frit

  F12 Fusion,Frit F12

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-18 - Dinnerware Strontium Frit

  F18 Fusion, Frit F18, Frit F 18

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-19 - Boro Calcium Dinnerware Frit

  Frit F19, F19 Fusion

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-280

  F280 Fusion, Frit F280

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-309 - Calcium borate frit, Gerstley Borate substitute

  Frit F309, F 309

• (Materials) Fusion Frit F-38 - Strontium Flux

  Frit F38

• (Materials) Fusion Frit FZ-25 - Boro Sodium Frit, Tile Flux

  Frit FZ25

• (Materials) Hawthorne Bond - Missouri Fire Clay

  Hawthorne Fireclay, Hawthorn, HAWTHORN 35m

• (Materials) Helmer Kaolin - Helmer clay

  Helmar Kaolin

• (Materials) Jackson Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay
• (Materials) Jordan Fireclay - Low Iron Fireclay

  Maryland Ball/Stoneware Clay

• (Materials) Kaopaque 20 Kaolin - White Non Plastic Delaminated Kaolin

  Kaopaque, Kaopaque Kaolin

• (Materials) Kingman Feldspar - Potash Feldspar
• (Materials) KT #1-4 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay, KT 1-4

  KT1-4, KT#1-4

• (Materials) APG Missouri Fireclay - Buff Burning Plastic Fireclay

  AP Green, A.P., A. P., APG Fire, APGFC

• (Materials) OM #4 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay

  OM4 Ball Clay, OM4, OM#4, OM 4, Old Mine #4, OM-4 Ball Clay

• (Materials) Pioneer Kaolin - Medium plasticity kaolin

  Georgia Kaolin

• (Materials) Tile #6 Kaolin - Highly Plastic Fine Grained

  Tile 6, Tile#6 Kaolin

• (Materials) Wood Ash
• (Materials) Frit RCG 2430

  F RCG 2430, RCG2430, RCG-2430

• (Materials) Cherry Ash

  Cherry Wood Ash, Cherry Ash Washed

• (Materials) Synthetic Ash - From Ron Roy's MDT

  Synth Ash

• (Materials) Pemco Frit P-25 - Leadless alkaline fluorine frit, use for cone 06-02

  Pemco 25, Pemco Frit 25

• (Materials) NC-4 Feldspar

  NC4 Feldspar, Spruce Pine #4 Spar

• (Materials) Newman Red Clay - High temperature red burning low plastic stoneware

  Newman Fireclay

• (Materials) Old Hickory No. 1 Glaze Ball Clay - Kentucky Ball Clay, Glaze #1, Glaze Number 1, Glaze No 1

  Glaze #1

• (Materials) Pioneer 2661 Talc - White Texas Talc

  Pioneer Ceramic Talc, Pioneer Talc, Pioneer 2882

• (Materials) S-3 Ball Clay - S3 Ball Clay

  s3 ball clay, Hick S-3, Old Hickory S-3 Ball Clay

• (Materials) Sagger XX Ball Clay

  XX Sagger, XX Sagger Ball Clay, Saggar

• (Materials) TI-21 Ball Clay - Tennessee Ball Clay

  Hick TI-21, Old Hickory TI-21 Ball Clay

• (Materials) optiKast Kaolin - Large Particle Size Kaolin

  OptiCast