Cone 014 temperature
Orton cone 014 bends at 1485 °F (807 °C) at 108 °F/hr and 1540 °F (838 °C) at 270 °F/hr. It sits in the low fire range — cone 9 of 38 on the chart, counting up from 022.
108 °F/hr · 60 °C/hr
1485 °F807 °C
Medium — the rate most charts quote
270 °F/hr · 150 °C/hr
1540 °F838 °C
Fast — typical of a quick electric firing
Orton self-supporting regular cones; rate measured over the last 200 °F of the firing. Source: Orton °F chart; °C converted. Cones measure heat-work, so a controller set to 1485 °F is not the same as firing to cone 014 — put a witness cone on the shelf.
Cone 014 is not cone 14
The leading zero means cone 014 counts down from cone 1 — it's a low fire temperature (1485 °F). Cone 14 is 1004 °F hotter (2489 °F), in the above studio range range.
What cone 014 is used for
Low fire — Below the usual bisque range. Some low-fire glazes, glass, and enamel work land here; cone 010–08 appears as a soft bisque for very porous ware.
Cone 014 compared
| Comparison | At 108 °F/hr | Difference (medium) | Difference (fast) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cone 014 vs cone 14 | 1485 → 2489 °F | 1004 °F (558 °C) | 983 °F (546 °C) | cone 14 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 015 | 1456 → 1485 °F | 29 °F (16 °C) | 36 °F (20 °C) | cone 014 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 013 | 1485 → 1539 °F | 54 °F (30 °C) | 42 °F (23 °C) | cone 013 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 06 | 1485 → 1828 °F | 343 °F (191 °C) | 315 °F (175 °C) | cone 06 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 04 | 1485 → 1945 °F | 460 °F (256 °C) | 431 °F (239 °C) | cone 04 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 5 | 1485 → 2167 °F | 682 °F (379 °C) | 665 °F (369 °C) | cone 5 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 6 | 1485 → 2232 °F | 747 °F (415 °C) | 729 °F (405 °C) | cone 6 is hotter |
| cone 014 vs cone 10 | 1485 → 2345 °F | 860 °F (478 °C) | 841 °F (467 °C) | cone 10 is hotter |
Convert
cone 014 bends at
1485 °F(807 °C)
At 108 °F/hr (60 °C/hr) — medium. Faster firing → the same cone bends hotter. Everything about cone 014 →
Questions
- What temperature is cone 014?
- Orton cone 014 bends at about 1485 °F (807 °C) when the kiln climbs at 108 °F per hour, and about 1540 °F (838 °C) at 270 °F per hour. Cones measure heat-work — temperature over time — so the faster you fire, the hotter the kiln has to get for the same cone to bend.
- What is cone 014 in Celsius?
- 807 °C at 108 °F/hr (60 °C/hr) and 838 °C at 270 °F/hr (150 °C/hr), converted from Orton's Fahrenheit chart for self-supporting regular cones.
- Is cone 014 the same as cone 14?
- No — and this is the most common cone mix-up. Cones with a leading zero count down toward cone 1, so cone 014 is cooler than cone 14: about 1485 °F versus 2489 °F at 108 °F/hr, a difference of 1004 °F. Read the zero as "oh", not as nothing.
- What is cone 014 used for?
- cone 014 sits in the low fire range. Below the usual bisque range. Some low-fire glazes, glass, and enamel work land here; cone 010–08 appears as a soft bisque for very porous ware.
- How far is cone 014 from cone 015 and cone 013?
- At 108 °F/hr, cone 015 bends 29 °F cooler (1456 °F) and cone 013 bends 54 °F hotter (1539 °F). One cone step is not a fixed number of degrees — the spacing varies across the chart.
Firing to cone 014? Claybench schedules the kiln around it.
Clay body, glazes, and firing schedule are matched by cone before a plan is saved.