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As a leading manufacturer of refractory materials and a trusted provider of total high-temperature solutions, we’re experts in containing heat and protecting critical environments — and now we’re sharing that expertise with you.
Our team of industry professionals developed a comprehensive refractory fundamentals training program to help participants gain a deeper understanding of refractory technology, products, and applications. And now, aspects of this valuable training is available anytime, anywhere through our introductory podcast - HTT.edu!
Episodes
16 episodes
Thermal Expansion
In high temperature, refractory containing industries, it's important to understand what changes occur to your lining throughout the temperatures the furnace experiences. One such change is that of expansion. Listen in to learn about reversible...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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13:25
Where Refractories Are Used
As a respite from the many detailed fundamental episodes you've listened to thus far, this episode delves into the many different industries where refractories are used. Industries you might not have thought of if you weren't familiar with thei...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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12:32
Mortars
Not many refractory resources will give you more than five words on mortar technology, so HTT.edu is proud to give you an entire episode on the topic. A critical part of any brick construction, mortars are more than just a simplified monolithic...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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16:57
Bricks 101
Finally getting out of episodes entirely dedicated to monolithics, join in to hear a little bit about a specialty of HWI, a member of Calderys: bricks. While equally as complicated as monolithics, the challenge in brick making is almost entirel...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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16:16
Monolithics 201 - Dryout
In possibly the most complicated part of using a high performance refractory material, we need to carefully bring the furnace up to temperature to dry out the refractory and remove all that water that we put in. Listen in to find out how we do ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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16:09
Monolithics 201 - The Cure
After placing monolithic refractory in the lining/forms, you need to wait 24 hours for it to cure before beginning the dryout. But why are we doing that? What's happening to the material during this time and what are we expected to do with it? ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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9:02
Monolithics 201 - Placing
Placing refractories should be as easy as dumping refractory into the form, but there's enough nuance there to justify an entire episode on the topic. Listen in and hear about some important considerations on placing refractory necessary for ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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10:27
Monolithics 201 - Water
Part three on our Monolithic Refractories 201 course isn't even about refractories, it's about the water that we're adding to mix our refractories. We can't treat all water the same and that's important for optimizing our refractory properties....
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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7:24
Monolithics 201 - Mixing
In part 2 of the Monolithics 201 series, we move into the next step of casting, talking about mixers and proper mixing techniques. What mixer to use, the best mixing processes, and what you're seeing when mixing is happening. Grab a copy of HWI...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:54
Monolithics 201 - Storage
Pushing the limits for what fundamentals truly means, the Monolithics 201 series is geared to cover every aspect of the casting experience. This episode starts that overview the second the material knocks on your door, discussing proper storage...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:25
Monolithics 101 - Installation Methods
For Part 3 of the Monolithics 101 series, we're designing our vessel with a variety of different monolithic materials and trying to figure out where to use castables, gunnites, shotcretes and plastics. What are the differences between all these...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:15
Monolithics 101 - Cement Types and Levels
In Part 2 of our Monolithics 101 series, we're holding it together with different types of cement and how cement levels affect refractory properties. Listen in to hear about why you can't just treat every 60% alumina low cement castable the sam...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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11:21
Monolithics 101 - Components of a Monolithic Refractory
Moving into a new series specifically about monolithic materials, this introduction episode shows how castables aren't just dirt in a bag. How is a monolithic different than a brick? What goes into a castable that helps it wet out and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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8:11
Refractories 101 - Chemistry and Design
Part 2 of the Refractories 101 series, this episode aims to look under the hood of a refractory body and understand what all goes into making these high temperature materials. We'll talk about important size and composition considerations when ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:48
Refractories 101 - What are Refractories?
Welcome to the age old question of 'what is a refractory?' and where we truly start our refractories fundamentals course. Listen in and learn what refractories are and where they're used. We'll discuss what goes into a refractory and what is ne...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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17:56
Refractories: The Prequel
Welcome to HTT.edu! We're starting off this series with a technology-light introduction to fundamental chemistry and materials science concepts required to best understand the refractory industry. What is a ceramic? What is a refractory? What a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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10:53