fireclay
Heat-resistant ceramic earth
Fireclay is a type ofite clay that can withstand high temperatures without softening or cracking.
It's used to make firebricks, furnace linings, and crucibles—anywhere intense heat would destroy ordinary materials.
The kiln was lined with fireclay bricks.
Fired clay objects
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
bisque · glaze · slip · vitrify · raku · majolica · faience · delftware
Unaffected by high temperatures
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- liningInterior fabric layer
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- thermalPertaining to warmth
blast furnace · metallurgy · smelting · foundry · crucible · slag · alumina · taphole
Terminating employment
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
reduction · atmosphere · soak · ramp · controller · thermocouple · pyrometer · updraft
Maker of clay vessels
- ceramicistMaker of fired clayware
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- handbuildingShaping clay manually
- wheelRotating circular frame
throwing · coiling · slab · pinch · pressing · extruding · molding · casting
Unaffected by high temperatures
- thermal shockDamage from rapid temperature change
- robustStrong and durable
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
resilient · stable · resistant · hardwearing · dense · nonporous · vitrified · structural integrity
pottery
Fired clay objects
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
terracotta · bisque · glaze · slip · vitrify · raku · majolica · faience · delftware · sgraffito
heat-resistant
Unaffected by high temperatures
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- liningInterior fabric layer
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
thermal · blast furnace · metallurgy · smelting · foundry · crucible · slag · alumina · taphole · ladle
firing
Terminating employment
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
oxidation · reduction · atmosphere · soak · ramp · controller · thermocouple · pyrometer · updraft · downdraft
potter
Maker of clay vessels
- ceramicistMaker of fired clayware
- sculptorArtist shaping solid materials
- handbuildingShaping clay manually
wheel · throwing · coiling · slab · pinch · pressing · extruding · molding · casting · shaping
heat-resistant
Unaffected by high temperatures
- thermal shockDamage from rapid temperature change
- robustStrong and durable
- sturdySolidly built, durable
long-lasting · resilient · stable · resistant · hardwearing · dense · nonporous · vitrified · structural integrity
- ceramic materialsfeldspar, silica, kaolin, grog, flux
- Coal Measurescoal seam, coal bed, anthracite, mudstone, shale
- refractoriesrefractories, firebrick, castable, saggar, saggers
- cookware materialscast iron, stainless steel, ceramic, copper, aluminum
- sedimentary rocksshale, sandstone, limestone, mudstone, siltstone
- mudrocksmudstone, shale, claystone, siltstone