Refractory materials are non metallic ceramic materials that can withstand high temperatures.
Ceramic fire brick forge.
They are often used in a number of industrial applications such as furnaces kilns foundries incinerators and reactors.
I would not recommend using hard dense firebrick to line your forge.
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Yes you can line a forge with soft insulating firebrick.
The bricks typically line the inside of a kiln furnace fireplace etc and serve as great insulators making heat loss minimal and energy use.
As such they are extremely useful to hobbyist blacksmiths and machinists who wish to build their own forge or foundry.
Dense firebrick is a heat sink.
Firebricks are used to line the inner surfaces of furnaces kilns and forges.
A firebrick or refractory brick is a ceramic brick made from refractory material that can withstand high temperatures.
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Kiln bricks also referred to as fire bricks or refractory bricks are made from ceramic refractory material that can withstand extremely high temperatures such as those achieved in kiln firings.
I would recommend using a brick with a 2800 f temp rating.
So which fire bricks should you.
Can i line a forge with firebrick.
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