Brick



My podcast about brick

Brick is a material obtained from clay, which takes a regular basis ( the most common are rectangular ) and then, it is fired at high temperatures (approximately, between 900° C and 1000°C, 1652° F and 1832° F, respectively) into special kilns called tunnel kilns. The features of bricks are:
 * They are easy to manufacture ( either by molds or using geometric processes), fire and transport with one hand , because they are lightweight.
 * They are used in masonry, mainly in the lining of facades an d walls.
 * Also, clay fired is used for the fabrication of blocks, which haves lots and are used in construction of walls.
 * Standard size for bricks is, approximately, 25 cm by 12 cm by 5 cm thick.

//Tunnel kiln, which is used for firing clay//

//Blocks made of clay fired.//