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Watsontown Brick Company manufactures high-endurance chemical resistant brick to ensure our clients get products that are low-maintenance, long-lasting, resistant to stressors, and easy to clean. Our chemical resistant bricks are manufactured to provide exceptional resistance to chemicals and abrasion for the essential protection you have come to expect from us. Chemical resistant brick is necessary to various industrial applications due to the destructive physical and chemical forces occurring in these environments, which is why when you invest in Watsontown Brick Company's chemical resistant brick, you're investing in a lifetime.
  Chemical Resistant Brick-Red Shale Sizes
You'll find the right sizes for
a variety of applications at Watsontown Brick.
Double Straight
4-1/2"(H)
3-5/8"(D)
8"(L)
Thick Single
A

2-1/4"(H)
4"(D)
8"(L)
Thick Single B
2-1/4"(H)
3-3/4"(D)
7-1/2"(L)
Thick Single C
2-1/4"(H)
3-5/8"(D)
7-5/8"(L)
Chamfered Stretcher
4-1/4"(H)
3-5/8"(D)
8"(L)
C=7-7/8"(L)
Chamfered Header
4-1/4"(H)
3-5/8"(D)
C=3-1/2"(D)
8"(L)

C279 Chemical Resistant Masonry Units

ASTM Standard Specs

These units comply with the standard specifications in ASTM C279 Types I and II

Watsontown Brick Results
Unit No. Modulus of Rupture
PSI               (MPa)
Absorption
2 Hour Boil (%)
1 2311 (16.0) 3.8
2 2626 (18.1) 4.2
3 1512 (10.4) 3.9
4 1410 (9.7) 3.5
5 1308 (9.0) 3.6
Avg. 1833 (12.6) 3.8
Sulfuric Acid Boil Test - Solubility = 7.46%
Industry Requirements Table 1
Designation Modulus of Rupture
(Brick or Tile Flatwise)
minimum PSI (MPa)
Water Absorption
Maximum % by
2 Hour Boiling Test
H2SO4 Solubility
Maximum %
Weight Loss
Average of 5
Brick or Tile
Low Individual
Average of 5
Brick or Tile
High Individual
Average of 5
Brick or Tile
Type I 1250 (8.6) 1000 (6.9) 6.0 7.0 20
Type II 1250 (8.6) 1000 (6.9) 4.0 5.0 12
Tolerances on Warpage Table 2
Minimum Face Dimensions, inches (mm) Maximum Permissible Warpage, inches (mm)
8 and under (.203) and under 3/32 (2.4)
over 8-12 (.203 to .305), inclusive 1/8 (3.2)
over 12-16 (.306 to .405), inclusive 5/32 (4.0)

USES

  • Petroleum
    Refineries
  • Acid Tank Farms
  • Neutralizing
    Tanks
  • Absorption
    Towers
  • Storage Tanks

C410 Industrial Floor Brick

ASTM Standard Specs

These units comply with the standard specifications in ASTM C410 Types T and H

Watsontown Brick Results
Unit No. Modulus of Rupture
PSI               (MPa)
Absorption
5 Hour Boil (%)
1 2311 (16.0) 4.0
2 2626 (18.1) 4.5
3 1512 (10.4) 4.2
4 1410 (9.7) 3.7
5 1308 (9.0) 3.7
Avg. 1833 (12.6) 4.0

Sulfuric Acid Boil Test - Solubility = 7.46%

*Size of the lot shall be determined by agreement between the purchaser and the seller

Industry Requirements Table 1
Designation Minimum Modulus of Rupture
(Brick Flatwise)
Gross Area PSI (MPa)
Water Absorption
Maximum % by
5 Hour Boiling Test
Maximum
Mass Loss
by Chemical
Resistance
Test, %
Average of 5 Brick Individual Average of 5
Brick
Individual
Type T 1000 (6.9) 750 (5.2) 10 12 No requirement
Type H 1000 (6.9) 750 (5.2) 6 7 20
Tolerances on Warpage Table 2
Minimum Face Dimensions, inches (mm) Maximum Permissible Deviation, inches (mm)
Up to 9 (228.6), inclusive 1/16 (1.6)
Over 9 to 12 (228.6 to 304.8), inclusive 3/32 (2.4)
Permissible Variations in Dimensions Table 3
Specified Dimensions, inches (mm) Maximum Permissible Variations in Dimensions between Largest and Smallest Unit in One Lot,* inches (mm)
Up to 2 (50.8), inclusive 1/16 (1.6)
Over 2 to 4 (50.8 to 101.6), inclusive 1/8 (3.2)
Over 4 to 9 (101.6 to 228.6), inclusive 3/16 (4.5)
Over 9 to 12 (228.6 to 304.8), inclusive 1/4 (6.4)

USES

  • Chemical
    Processing
  • Steel Mills
  • Power
    Generation
  • Paper and Pulp
  • Smelting and
    Refining


C980 Industrial Chimney Lining Brick

ASTM Standard Specs

These units comply with the standard specifications in ASTM C980 Types
I and II

Watsontown Brick Results
Unit No. Modulus of Rupture
PSI               (MPa)
Absorption
5 Hour Boil (%)
1 26290 (181.4) 3.8
2 26510 (182.9) 4.2
3 27320 (188.5) 3.9
4 28480 (196.5) 3.5
5 28830 (198.9) 3.6
6 28480 (196.5) 3.6
7 30940 (213.5) 3.5
8 26330 (181.7) 3.5
9 28340 (195.5) 4.2
10 27170 (187.5) 4.3
Avg. 27870 (192.3) 3.8
Sulfuric Acid Boil Test - Solubility = 7.46%
Industry Requirements Table 1
Designation Minimum Compressive Strength
Gross Area PSI (MPa)
Water Absorption
Maximum % by
2 Hour Boiling Test
Maximum
Average Weight
Loss by H2SO4 Boil Test, %
Average of 10 Individual Average of 10 Individual
Type I 8,500 (58.6) 8000 (55.2) 6.0 7.0 20
Type II 10,000 (69.0) 9000 (62.1) 4.0 5.0 12
Tolerances on Warpage Table 2
Dimensions Dimensions
Maximum Permissible Variations in Dimensions between Largest and Smallest Brick in a Random Sampling of 10 Bricks, % Warpage
Maximum Face and Diagonal Dimensions,
inches (mm)
Maximum Permissible Deviation, inches (mm)
Height 3 Up to 9-1/2 (241), inclusive 1/8 (3.0)
Length 5    
Width 5    

USES

  • Food Processing
    and Packaging
    Plants
  • Dairies
  • Pharmaceutical
    Plants
  • Beverage Plants

Watsontown Brick
• PO Box 68, Route 405 • Watsontown, Pennsylvania 17777-0068
Toll-Free: 800-538-2040 • Phone: (570) 538-2555 • Fax: (570) 538-5903

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