I'm on a project handling super high temperatures (>1300 Celsius).
Just like a water pipe, I need to make a pipe for molten steel and iron.
I might do it with fireclay because it can handle such temperatures.
But fireclay is brittle and I'm not sure if it can holg as a pipe or a valve and not break down spilling molten metals.
I need to make a pipe and a valve. Any Ideas?
What are valves made of in blast furnaces anyway?
Can I use fireclay to make mechanical parts, example valve and pipe?
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- 3+ months ago by sharshabi...
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- valve, iron, pipe, temperature, mechanical, foundry
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You will have to search this subject for a while to find what you want. I have seen plans, and yes, they used fire clay. But it's hard to find information that is as reliable as it seems in the pictures. For instance the insulation formula at backyardmetalcasting.com is ok but it burns out after a few days of operation. That was at 1300 C, same as you are using, which is fairly low temperature. So be careful and use your head.