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 

 Based on material 
 Acidic refractory
 Neutral refractory
 Basic refractory

 Based on ways to manufacture 
 Dry press process
 Fused cast
 Hand molded
 Formed
 Unformed
 Unformed dry vibratable

 Based on operating temperature 
 Normal refractory
 High refractory
 Super refractory

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