SSB11

Cone 11 · Bends 1272°C (2322°F) at 15°C/hr (slow) · Bends 1294°C (2361°F) at 60°C/hr (medium) · Bends 1315°C (2399°F) at 150°C/hr (fast) · 63.5 mm (2½ in) tall, ceramic · Built-in base — no cone plaque, clay pat, or wire holder needed · Mounting height and 8° angle preset at the factory · Endpoint is a 90° bend, tip level with the base · Contains crystalline silica — do not grind or breathe the dust

Bends at 1294°C (2361°F) at 60°C/hr, with slow and fast rates published as well. The base is moulded in, so it needs no plaque or holder. For porcelain, stoneware, china and floor tile.

Cone 11 in Orton's self-supporting (SSB) series. It bends at 1272°C (2322°F) at 15°C/hr, 1294°C (2361°F) at 60°C/hr, and 1315°C (2399°F) at 150°C/hr, each measured over the firing's last 100°C. The patented base is moulded in, so it stands on the kiln shelf straight from the box, with no plaque or wire holder and no mounting angle to set. Those figures are not a tolerance: a cone measures heat-work, time and temperature combined, so the firing rate decides which number applies. Needing no mounting, it is the usual choice for witness cones and test firings, read at a 90° bend with the tip level with the base.