There are a number of products advertised as brick pavers that are actually made from concrete and called brick due to their shape and appearance.
Ceramic brick vs clay brick.
The pros and cons of brick pavers.
The bricks typically line the inside of a kiln furnace fireplace etc and serve as great insulators making heat loss minimal and energy use.
This hard firing creates rich natural colors that are impervious to ultraviolet radiation which often causes artificially colored concrete pavers to fade.
Additionally the clay paver surface is stain resistant.
Brick is made by mining clay a natural material and creating slurry which is extruded through a brick machine.
The pug determines the size and sometimes the texture of the brick.
Brick pavers are technically made from real brick which is formed from clay and baked at high temperatures in a kiln.
The end or cap where the brick comes out is referred to as a pug.
Used both for strength and appearance.
Firebricks are blocks of refractory ceramic materials used to line fireplaces fire boxes and furnaces.
The clay used in terra cotta has a high iron content that gives the material a.
Face brick image credit.
Once the brick is cut and dried it is fired in kilns at up to 2 000 degrees.
Terra cotta tile.
Terra cotta tiles are typically larger tiles made from a finer potter s clay that is different in texture than the coarser clays used for brick pavers.
Imho it s a must read being somewhat of an rmh primer.
Ceramic firebricks if any for a rmh.
The color hardness durability and structure of bricks vary with the type of clay used as well as with added materials such as silica with the length.
The chemical composition of dense firebricks is different from that of regular bricks.
They are made from clay molded into shape traditionally 2 by 4 by 8 inches and fired or baked in a kiln.
Dan check out post 16 by erica wisner in the following thread.
Covers the various brick types and their applications and uses in rmh construction.
Solid clay paving brick are hard fired in computer controlled kilns at high temperatures to fuse the clay particles for maximum strength.
What are the differences advantages to using clay firebricks vs.
Another clay based product commonly used for flooring is terra cotta tile.
New ones are a bit spendy but keep an eye on craigslist for free bricks.