fire brick
Heat-resistant masonry unit
A fire brick is a block of heat-resistant ceramic material used to line furnaces, fireplaces, kilns, and other structures exposed to high temperatures.
Fire bricks withstand intense heat without cracking or melting, insulating the surrounding structure from damage: The kiln was lined with fire bricks.
Also spelled as one word: firebrick.
- clinkerFused coal residue
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- heat resistantTolerates extreme warmth
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- thermal massMaterial storing thermal energy
high heat · kiln · cherry red · cardinal red · heat resistance · blood red · flame · red hot · wood-burning stoves · brickdust · pillar-box red · pizza oven · mortar · combustion · lining · furnace · ceramic · chimney
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, hearthstone, hearth stone, fireside
- masonrymason, bricks, stone, mortar, cement
- brick factorykilns, kiln, clay pits, clay, molds
- brickmakingclay, kiln, brickworks, mould, adobe
- industrial heatingfurnace, kiln, blast furnace, electric furnace, gas furnace
- refractoriesrefractories, castable, saggar, saggers, crucible
heat resistance
fire brickcommon brick
Standard clay masonry unit
ice · concrete block · cinder block · ice block · wax