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Brass does not fire... it melts.

Whether brass can survive a kiln firing depends on the temperature you are firing to...

Brass melts above 900 C.

It get REALLY soft above 700C

Kilns can fire much higher than that. So, its not a good idea

This is a correction to the previous answer. Many kilns are programmable. While these kilns have a max temp, you can go as low as you want. So you can easily program a kiln to heat at 900C.

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You can fire certain plaster mixtures in a kiln. These mixtures are typically used for casting bronze or aluminum and they disintegrate upon firing. But firing just plain plaster in a kiln is not a good idea. Plaster disintegrates at a very low temperature compared to the high temperature kilns are capable of, so if you're trying to dry plaster molds or anything like that in your kiln I would not recommend it. I've also heard that firing plaster can create some toxic fumes.

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