Important Facts About Fire Clay - A Multipurpose Product

Fire clay is a normal mud, simple as that, but a mud with higher Alumina (AL) content. It usually has a whiter-lighter color, from whitish to yellowish, pinkish, light brownish. It’s also cheap as mud. Refractory or pottery suppliers and some leading fire clay exporters in India sell it. Whether in dry powdered form or wet form in bags, fire clay is still very heavy. 

Fire clay is a range of refractory clays used in the manufacture of ceramics, especially fire brick. All refractory are based on fire clay which usually contains alumina and silica. Actually, all high heat resistant firebricks are prepared from fire clay, like 

• heat resistant mortars, 

• insulation, 

• pottery, 

• ceramics,

• ceramic tiles on the space shuttle

Origins of all these have started from the fire clay.

Global fire clay market is anticipated to observe noteworthy growth over foretell period, owing to an increase in its use as fire bricks and in metalworking industries. It has important roles in the grinding industry, chemical industry and ceramics industry as well.

Fire clay brick plays a multipurpose role in the many industries like metallurgical industry. This is known as high-alumina clay that is suitable to produce alumina bricks for 

1. electric furnaces and blast furnaces, 

2. high aluminum lining brick and 

3. high alumina refractory mud 

This category of clay can be made into abrasive materials by melting in an electric arc furnace. Its major application is in 

1. chimney linings,

2. boiler, 

3. glass melting, 

4. pottery kilns-blast and 

5. reheating furnaces

Fire clay market can be categorized into 

1. flint, 

2. semi-flint, 

3. plastic fire clay

4. semi-plastic fire 

This categorization stands on the material’s percentage content of flexibility and refractory. 

o Flint clay has superior refractory property, while plastic fire clay has high plastic content. 

o Plastic fire clay has an elevated fusion point as contrasted to flint clay. It is thus more widely used in metalworking industries. Also, it is used as fire bricks in construction projects. 

o In terms of fusion point, the fire clay market can be divided into high-grade and low-grade fire clay. 

o Flint clay is low grade, while plastic fire clay is high grade.

It is used as a protecting shield in heat producing machinery installed in places, such as power plants and domestic field with fireplaces. Fire clay is applied in these furnaces on account of its high melting point, (1,515 °C - 1,775 °C) and its superb plasticity.

Although it such beneficial product, still some challenges are to be faced by the fire clay market primarily owing to the impurities present in it like iron, oxides of calcium, magnesium, and titanium, and alkalis. These elements with increasing environmental concerns associated with air pollution created by brick productions.

Contact the leading fire clay exporter who is capable with the following features:

Eliminate Non-value Added Cost

Meet Delivery Deadlines with Ease

Secure and bulk packaging availability 

Efficient Manufacturing Process and Fully Automated Machines

Skilled and Semi-skilled Worker

Customer Care Executives

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