Hearth pad heat barrier
A hearth pad includes a first material, and a sufficient amount of borax to make the hearth pad fire resistant. A method of forming a hearth pad includes mixing a first material and borax, and applying pressure to the mixture of the first material and borax.
1 . A heat barrier comprising:
a first material; and
a sufficient amount of borax to make the hearth pad fire resistant.
2 . The heat barrier of claim 1 further comprising a binder material.
3 . The heat barrier of claim 1 wherein the first material includes a biomass material.
4 . The heat barrier of claim 3 further comprising a binder material.
5 . The heat barrier of claim 1 further comprising a second material.
6 . The heat barrier of claim 5 wherein one of the first material or the second material includes a biomass material.
7 . The heat barrier of claim 6 further comprising a binder material.
8 . The heat barrier of claim 6 wherein the binder material is in the range of 2%-7% by weight of a mixture of the first material, the second material, the borax material, and the binder material.
9 . The heat barrier of claim 6 wherein the borax material is in the range of 10%-25% by weight of a mixture of the first material, the second material, the binder material, and the borax material.
10 . The heat barrier of claim 5 wherein the first material and the second material includes a biomass material.
11 . The heat barrier of claim 8 further comprising a binder material.
12 . The heat barrier of claim 1 wherein the borax material is in the range of 10%-25% by weight of a mixture of the first material and the borax material.
13 . The heat barrier of claim 1 having a sufficient strength to support a furnace.
14 . A heat barrier comprising:
a support surface;
an edge circumscribing the support surface; and
a structure for supporting the support surface that includes recesses therein.
15 . The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes a honeycomb structure.
16 . The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes at least one reinforcing rib.
17 . The heat barrier of claim 14 wherein the structure for supporting the support surface includes at least one reinforcing rib and a honeycomb structure.
18 . A method of forming a hearth pad comprising:
mixing a first material and borax;
applying pressure to the mixture of the first material and borax.
19 . The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a second material with the first material and the borax.
20 . The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a binding material with the first material and the borax.
21 . The method of claim 18 further comprising mixing a binding material with the first material and the borax.
22 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:
molding the mixture; and
baking the molded mixture.
23 . The method of claim 22 further comprising polishing the baked and molded mixture.
24 . The method of claim 22 further comprising pressurizing the mixture.