[Stoves] calcium aluminate cement

[Andrew Heggie]

On 13 December 2017 at 22:13, Norbert Senf <norbert.senf at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> We use it for casting components for wood burning masonry heaters. Some
> people
> use it in the firebox, but we don't. I much prefer firebricks in the
> firebox. There is a spalling test,
> where you heat the brick up red hot and quench it in water, and note how
> many cycles
> it can take. Here is the rundown: soapstone: 0 - 2 cycles, castable
> refractory: 5 - 10 cycles,
> firebricks 10 - 30 cycles.

That puts it in its place, so are firebricks a special clay?

Fairly drastic test though.
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> For high stess pieces, we will incorporate some reinforcement such as steel
> diamond
> lath, used for plastering.

How does that fair once it all gets hot?

Excellent contribution, I shall have a look at the links you sent in
your later post.

Andrew