Ceramic Firing Cones

Cones enable you to determine when your kiln has reached the desired temperature if the kiln was evenly heated and whether a problem arose during the firing.

Ceramic firing cones. Because cones are made from carefully formulated ceramic compositions they bend reliably at specific temperature ranges. The temperature range is approximately 2175 to 2345 f 1180 to 1340 c. Pyrometric cones are pyrometric devices that are used to gauge heatwork during the firing of ceramic materials. Pyrometric cones will be the first to let you know your ceramic firing is under control or that subtle changes.

Usable in cone holders or kiln sitters most accurate way to control ceramic firing consistent results orton has been manufacturing since 1896 please note that the cones can come in pairs that need to be split apart. Numbers 13 to 42 these cones are used for firing industrial products up to 3659 f 2015 c. Thus pyrometric cones give a temperature equivalent. So for a cone 05 firing you would put an 05 small cone in the kiln sitter.

Pyrometric cones measure heatwork the effect of time and temperature. The cones often used in sets of three are positioned in a kiln with the wares to be fired and provide a visual indication of when the wares have reached a required state of maturity a combination of time and temperature. The box will come in 25 sets that when split apart is 50 cones. Note that many people find that they have to put cones in the kiln sitter that are 1 cone hotter than desired to get the correct result on the shelf witness cones.

These cones are used in firing porcelain floor tile china stoneware structural clay products and some refractory materials.