Fire Clay Bricks
Properties
- Thermal Expansion & Diffusivity dictate stress development during rapid cycling; smaller values reduce crack risk.
- Specific Heat & Conductivity guide energy‐efficiency calculations—low conductivity and high heat capacity slow heat loss.
- Abrasion & Spalling resistance affect maintenance intervals in areas with moving solids or quenching events.
- Chemical and oxidation stability ensure the brick survives both slag attack and exposure to hot combustion gases.
Applications
- Boiler Furnaces & Fireboxes: Hearth and fire-back linings
- Glass Tank Re generators: Checker bricks and throat arches
- Steel Reheating Furnaces: Roof and side-wall linings in less severe zones
- Cement Rotary Kilns: Drying, preheating zone and feed end
- Coke Ovens & Cupolas: Walls, doors, and stoves
- Ceramic Kilns: Saggars, setter plates, and kiln furniture
