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BS 3446-1:1990

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Glossary of terms associated with refractory materials General and manufacturing

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Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1990

Foreword
Committees responsible
Glossary
Section one. General
Section two. Raw materials and minerals
Section three. Manufacture
Section four. Types of refractory materials
Section five. Brick shapes and furnace design
Section six. Properties, methods of test and use of
                test results
Figures
1 Face and edge designations of a brick
2 Typical anchor brick
3 Annulus brick
4 Asymmetric cone brick
5 Bevel brick
6 Types of bonder
7 Bullnose
8 Types of circle brick
9 Circle brick on edge
10 Cone brick
11 Crown brick
12 Dome brick
13 End arch
14 End skew on edge
15 End skew on flat
16 Feather end
17 Feather end on edge
18 Feather side
19 Pup
20 Types of radial brick
21 Rhomboid
22 Semi-universal brick
23 Side arch brick
24 Side skew
25 Typical skewback
26 Split
27 Straight
Index

Defines terms for extracted minerals, raw materials and the processes used in the manufacture of refractory products. Also defines the types of product available and the shapes made, with a general section on furnace design.

Committee
RPI/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 3446(1962). (07/2004) Supersedes 86/41323 DC, 86/44128 DC and 87/37016 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
62
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 7335-1:1991 Installation of monolithic refractories Code of practice for installation by casting
BS 3056-2:1985 Sizes of refractory bricks Specification for bricks for use in glass-melting furnaces
BS 6466:1984 Code of practice for design and installation of ceramic fibre furnace linings
BS 7335-2:1991 Installation of monolithic refractories Code of practice for installation by gunning

BS 3446-2:1990 Glossary of terms associated with refractory materials Applications in the coke, glass, cement and other non-metallurgical industries
BS 1902-5.11:1986 Methods of testing refractory materials. Refractory and thermal properties Determination of thermal spalling resistance by the prism test (method 1902-511)
BS 957-2:1969 Specification for feeler gauges Metric units
BS 957-1:1941 Specification for feeler gauges Inch units
BS 1902-6:1986 Methods of testing refractory materials Ceramic fibre products
ASTM C 38 : 1989 Method for Panel Spalling Testing Refractory Brick (Withdrawn 1994)
BS 3446-3:1990 Glossary of terms associated with refractory materials Applications in the metallurgical industries

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