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Fire bricks are made from fire clay which is typically mud clay. Fire bricks are also referred as refractory bricks. The clay usually has very high alumina content and is considered in making of the firebricks because it has very high melting point and therefore it is mostly used in high heat applications areas. The appearance of the fire clay can be said to be very light and somehow white in color and the fire bricks resembles the clay they share same color and properties.

 

Fire bricks come in different sizes and shapes and they are mainly used as insulators and also as liners. All kind of small furnaces and wood fire heaters and some industrial sized furnaces are made from firebricks. Fire bricks contain heat and can last for some several minutes into the fire brick before the heat cools down. The other reason as to why fire bricks are used is because they insulate heat and have very low thermal conductivity. And due to its properties this makes the furnace more efficient and hotter besides that it protects the outer part of the furnace from very excess heat.

 

Ovens that are wood fired e.g. the traditional pizza ovens they use fire bricks especially in the inside part. Besides that these bricks are usually used in the making of cooking floors and the roof of pizza ovens. The main reason why fire bricks are usually used here is that they are able to withstand the rapid heat that the wood fired ovens usually emit. When one uses these bricks in the wood fired ovens it increases the life span of the oven and can work out well in favorable temperatures when the heat is too much to bear.

 

Fireplaces and brick fire pits use fire bricks especially in the inner part so that it can insulate heat and contain the heat and therefore making the living room to be warmer. When one uses these bricks in fireplaces it prevents damage to the walls that are surrounded and this helps to keep the outer place cool. Brick fire pit needs firebricks that have an alumina content that is approximately 18 to 20% is more efficient.

 

Pottery Kilns needs very high temperatures so that it can be in a position to vitrify the clay and make the clay non- porous. Fire bricks that are used one can use it as the entire kiln structure or one can use it inside the layer of the kiln. But it is advisable for one to use it where more heat is present. Very High alumina bricks are required in making of kilns preferable temperatures that is around 40% that is the inner surface of the kilns the reason why this is needed to control and contain the heat. Soft bricks can be used to block the kiln doors that are there. Besides that the soft bricks provide easy insulation for the kiln door and cannot be constructed permanent because of their physical properties.  

 

Fire bricks are made of very high temperatures and that’s why they are used in making of fireplaces, stoves, furnaces and many more. A fire brick can withstand heat of up to 2000 degrees and is made from ceramic material and that’s why the modern ceramic cooker is usually made from these bricks.

 

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