摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for firing a ceramic honeycomb body that suppresses building up a crack during firing, is not required to reduce a heat-up speed and has a thin partition thickness. SOLUTION: The ceramic honeycomb body served for firing contains talc as an essential ingredient for a raw material and is baked by way of a conventional method such as preparation of raw material, adjustment of porcelain clay for forming, forming, during and the like. In a dehydration reaction stage of talc at a firing process, the ceramic honeycomb body intended to bake is heated under a steam atmosphere having a steam concentration of 10 vol.% or more. |