Cone Chart for Firing

Cone No.

Fahrenheit

Centigrade

Visual Color

022

1112 600

DULL RED

021

1137 614

020

1175 635

019

1261 683

018

1322 717

017

1376 747

016

1457 792

015

1479 804

014

1540 838

013

1565 852

012

1623 884

CHERRY RED

011

1641 894

010

1652 900

09

1693 923

08

1751 955

07

1803 984

ORANGE

06

1830 999

05

1914 1046

03 1/2

1976 1080

03

2014 1101

02

2048 1120

01

2079 1137

1

2109 1154

YELLOW

2

2124 1162

3

2134 1168

4

2167 1186

5

2185 1196

6

2232 1222

7

2264 1240

8

2305 1263

9

2336 1280

10

2381 1305

WHITE

11

2399 1315

12

2419 1326

13

2455 1346

You have to always remember that the numbers with a

0

in front of them are not as hot as the numbers without.
When I first started working with ceramics, without thinking I just figured that

01

and

1

were the same.
It is very important to know what type of clay you are using so that the right Cone is used.
Using the wrong Cone can prove disastrous and expensive for a whole kiln load of ceramics or pottery, and even destroy your kiln.

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