Refractory
A refractory is a material that can stand high temperature. It is used in furnaces, kilns, incinerators and reactors. Materials to make refractory must be chemically and physically stable at high temperature, such as alumina, silica, magnesia and lime.
Types of refractory
[change | change source]Based on material
[change | change source]- Acidic refractory
- Neutral refractory
- Basic refractory
Based on ways to manufacture
[change | change source]- Dry press process
- Fused cast
- Hand molded
- Formed
- Unformed
- Unformed dry vibratable
Based on operating temperature
[change | change source]- Normal refractory
- High refractory
- Super refractory
