Powerful, fast, yet easytouse glaze calculation and database software for. Glaze calculation software based on the seger method with. I have created formula limits for crystalline glaze and a specific porcelain body. This kind of paint formulation with parts by weight raw material solids 51 sp, 60% solids 30. Conquer the glaze dragon with insight glaze chemistry software.
Glaze properties calculation is disabled in learning mode. Glaze calculator is a windows application which allows you to analyze a glaze formula and see it as percentage weight of chemicals. Introduction to glaze calculation glaze chemistry glazy. Original glazes are produced either by empirical methods trial and error or by glaze calculation. Everyone will benefit because the versions will get better and more intuitive, and more ceramic artists will be able to make informed decisions about glaze formulation. Matrix v6 is a formula calculation package and glaze storage system with some unique features not to be found in other glaze applications available at present. Nov 19, 2016 insight is a calculation tool anyone can use to learn and harness the power of glaze chemistry. First, it is an expanded collection of sample calculation methods. Glaze calculation software now that the reader has some understanding of calculating the formula for a glaze, it may be a good point to discuss the usefulness of commercially available glaze calculation software. Free glaze calculation software for windows, mac and ios clay club. Glazesimulator glaze calculator for the studio potter. A mathematical model for the calculation of ceramic batch formulas chaweng changchit department of management and marketing, northern kentucky university, highland heights, ky, usa m.
Glaze calculation software recommendations clay and. Learn to use a nonunity calculation to convert a formula into a batch recipe using theoretical and realworld materials. Desktop insight 5a glaze formula to batch calculations. There had been some issues with the mac version for the most recent oss.
This can be attributed to its characteristic to lend aesthetic value to ceramic products and also to render them more durable, useful and hygienic. Advancing ceramics glaze formulation with existing software technology using locally available raw materials in nigeria p. It aims to enable the formulation of glazes on a device of your choice, such as a pc web browser, an iphone, and other platforms. The glaze calculator is designed to make it as easy as possible to formulate glaze recipes from raw materials so that the oxide proportions fall within the parameters required for a particular firing range and glaze effect. Glaze calculation software is used by many members on this forum but i cant recall if weve ever had a pros and cons type thread about the various ones. Calculate ceramic glazes, batch, molecular formula, unity, analysis, coe, sial. Glazesimulator glaze calculator for the studio potter helping. A simplified formulation for a stoving enamel is listed in table i3. Glazeteachthe writers of this tutorial offer a glaze calculation software program called matrix. Glaze calculation software based on the seger method with recipe mixing utilities, limit formulas and toxicity measurements conference paper pdf available february 2010 with 2,590 reads. This new edition is more thematic and has a threefold purpose.
The prevision or formulation of colour using calculation software colour matching is one common practice in many industrial sectors. Predict pottery cone ranges, colors and many other glaze properties. Experiment create glazesimulator offers a unique step by step approach to making and adjusting glaze recipes. I think the work you do with glaze chemistry is invaluable and amazing.
So potters have created a variety of computer programs that simplify the analysis and formulation of glazes. You can learn more by taking the self paced online tutorial called glaze teach. Advancing ceramics glaze formulation with existing. Glaze calculation software to assist potters and ceramicists. The latter is a somewhat abstract concept, foreign to most artistic minds. To this end, multifaceted survey and glaze experiments was set up at exploring the potentials for developing computer aided ceramic glaze recipes based on existing local glaze recipes using.
What is the best glaze calculation software out there with the most features. Insight is a calculation tool anyone can use to learn and harness the power of glaze chemistry. Upload and store material data and batches to have them at your disposal. Just enter your ingredients and the percentages, click the calculate button, and it will tell you exactly what you need. The two products that i am most familiar with are digitalfire insight and glazemaster.
Digitalfire, a website that explains glaze chemistry and sells a software program called insight to help automate this glaze analysis process. Glaze calculation software recommendations clay and glaze. Introduction to glaze formulation art 300 is an intensive fiveweek lecturebased study, focused on the science behind the ceramic materials and glazes. This calculator is programmed to convert ingredient percentages to ingredient weights. Fix problems like crazing, blistering, pinholing, settling, gelling, clouding, leaching, crawling, marking, scratching, powdering. A glaze calculation works out the chemicals a particular glaze recipe contains. The purpose of glaze calculation is to determine the total amount of each element present in a glaze, and the proportions relative to each other. Glaze fritted celadon jonathan stratton carr 810 ox. Unity formula and glaze calculation programs ceramics. Palmer terrell school of industrial engineering and management, oklahoma state university, stillwater, ok, usa in the ceramic field the process offorming a ceramic body consists of several steps that must be. The ingredient percentage calculator will determine the exact amounts that youll need of each of your ingredients, based on your batch size. Expansion indicates the degree of glaze expansion when heated and contraction when cooled during a kiln firing. Glaze strontium crystal magic cool joe thompson 612 red. The following sample calculation shows how the pigmentbinder ratio and the pvc is used in practice more calculations like this will be presented later in the book.
This paper reports an investigation on the development of new ceramic glaze recipes by means of selected glaze software. Pdf most of the ceramic smes face problems with numerical and chemical aspects of glaze calculations. Great images ceramics glaze art strategies 3 cone 6 glaze recipes for the lichen look ceramic arts network deanna ranlett shares the results of layering a lichen glaze with a translucent base glaze, and best of all she provides the cone 6 glaze recipes. It is one of the most advanced and comprehensive glaze software packages available today. Glazesimulator glaze calculation software making pottery. Free glaze calculation software for windows, mac and ios in case you missed it, john hesselberths glazemaster glaze calculation software is now free. The prediction or formulation of color using calculation software color matching is one. Free online glaze calculator calculate ceramic glazes, batch, molecular formula, unity, analysis, coe, sial, acidsbases. Keep an eye on every single material you purchase and how much it cost you in a specific recipe. The course will provide information and science to help each student effectively utilize glaze materials in ways.
This book aims to make available to the student of ceramicswhether beginner, advanced, or professionalan approach to the study of ceramic glaze and color development which does not rely on the use of published formulas, recipes or the mathematics of ceramic glaze calculation. Stores and automatically calculates glazes, and more. Now that the reader has some understanding of calculating the formula for a glaze, it may be a good point to discuss the usefulness of commercially available glaze calculation software. Matrix software is now used throughout the world by educational institutions, studio. Many people are given a formula based on percentages. Developing computer aided ceramic glaze recipes using. Glaze calculation software clay and glaze chemistry. Glaze calculation software based on the seger method with recipe. Glazesimulator offers a unique step by step approach to making and adjusting glaze recipes. Dos glaze formulation software by richard zakin features.
Create and adjust glaze recipes using glazesimulator wizards. New features include easier updates, simpler backup of your recipe data. Glaze simulator expansion is a customized measure calculated using the combined coefficient values of all the oxides used in this recipe, over a range of temperatures. Celadon anitas green crackle yellow matte ana ries 6 ox. You can program your own formula limits if you plan to work on specific glazes or clay bodies. Desktop insight 5a glaze formula to batch calculations learn to use a nonunity calculation to convert a formula into a batch recipe using theoretical and realworld materials. Have your students learn glaze calculation and learn about glazes.
Ulrik krabbes glaze software gl download dos software for glaze calculation free. This is a way of expressing a glaze by the ratios of its oxides rather than % of raw materials. This publication describes a glaze calculation software based on the seger method enhanced with advanced features, developed in a friendly and easy to use graphical interface were the ceramists can create recipes, mix recipes between them, upload images of the outcomes, search for existing recipes, and simulate the results changing a number of. Hyperglaze xtm version 10is easytouse glaze software designed for artists who use ceramic materials, hyperglaze can be used as a database to store clay and glaze recipes and to list raw materials and their analyses. Glaze technology dca week 8 glaze software recipe to formula.
You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription. The application of glazes on claybased ceramic products has been identified as one of the best form of ceramic decorations. It runs on both windows 98 up to and including xp and macs os 8. Even though i am still leaning and exploring what i can do with the program it has been a huge help, and i believe it will be for years to come. Hyperglaze is written and maintained by richard burkett, who started writing it on a mac plus in 1988 using the hypercard language. It is very popular in textile and paint sectors and recently is becoming known and consolidated also in the major part of ceramic industries.
The course will provide information and science to help each student effectively utilize glaze materials in ways that will enhance and improve their individual practice. These formulas can be difficult when trying to produce products to a specific batch size. This software package is under development at present. Apr 02, 2020 the glaze calculator is designed to make it as easy as possible to formulate glaze recipes from raw materials so that the oxide proportions fall within the parameters required for a particular firing range and glaze effect. Advancing ceramics glaze formulation with existing software. With that information at hand, it is possible to calculate materials substitutions, revise melting points, and do other useful calculations.
Pdf glaze calculation software based on the seger method. Online glaze calculator, calculate batch and formula. It also has many powerful tools for glaze calculation. Glaze formulas can be loaded, created andor saved with the application. Colouring of opaque ceramic glaze with zircon pigments. In case you missed it, john hesselberths glazemaster glaze calculation software is now free. Calculate ceramic glazes, batch, molecular formula, unity, analysis, coe, sial, acidsbases. Calculate unity, analysis, cone, temperature, coe, sial, change recipes, substitute materials, make volumetric line blends, upload batch and materials. Calculate corner glazes to make line blends by means of volumetric blending. They are buying and comparing glaze calculation software packages not just glaze simulator and in so doing are very directly supporting this kind of development. Hogg glaze software download dos software for glaze calculation free. Substitute frits or incorporate better, cheaper materials. A linear connection between shell thickness and tetraethylorthosilicate. Previous editions of the processing inspectors calculations handbook have amounted to little more than grab bags of sample calculations, formulae, and definitions to help inspectors of processed foods in their work.
Look for an android and ios version some day in i hope. You may have heard of something called a unity formula, or seger formula. The advent of computers now makes it possible for studio potters and ceramic artists to approach glaze experimentation from an analytical viewpoint focusing on the chemistry of the raw materials and the fired glaze. Hyperglaze is easytouse glaze software designed for artists who use ceramic materials, hyperglaze can be used as a. Jul 17, 2018 free glaze calculation software for windows, mac and ios in case you missed it, john hesselberths glazemaster glaze calculation software is now free. Its now written using some amazing software called livecode that creates both a macintosh and windows version from a single code source. A unity formula is a method of setting out in lists the chemical formula of a glaze or raw materials constituent oxides. Youll no longer have to guess how much of an ingredient you need to order to make your product. The usual convention is to represent a glaze recipe in 100% batch form, with colorants, opacifiers, and conditioning agents e. Matrix v6 is a formula calculation package and glaze storage system with.
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