Concetti Chiave
- Bricks are primarily made from ceramic materials like clay, soft slate, and calcium silicate.
- The production process involves mixing clay with water and burning it in a kiln at temperatures between 900-1000°C.
- Bricks are valued for their resistance to cold, wet weather, fire, as well as their flexibility and durability.
- The three main methods of brick production are soft mud, dry press, and extrusion, with the soft mud method being the most common.
- Standard brick dimensions are generally 215x102x65 mm to ensure efficient handling.
Bricks
A brick is a block of ceramic material. Bricks are the most commonly used building materials.
Bricks may be made from of clay, soft slate and calcium silicate.
Clay is mixed with water and is then burnt in a klin. In the klin, the temperature is very high (900-1000°c).
The properties of bricks are the resistance to cold and wet weather, fire resistance, flexibility and durability.
There are three methods to produce bricks: the soft mud method, the dry press method and extrusion.
The most used method is the first.
It can add organic matter or lime to speed up the burning.
Relatively, bricks are small and light because the handling must be very efficient. The standard measures of bricks are 215x102x65 mm.
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