Ceramic Plate
Ceramic Plate is the working form of carbon in Ala Industrial: the quench press (piston over water) cuts one briquette into four plates for carbon ceramic.
Description
Four Ceramic Plates assemble in a 2x2 crafting square into one block of Carbon Ceramic, and the shapeless reverse craft returns all four plates without loss, exactly like a vanilla ingot and its storage block. Carbon Ceramic is the end of the coal chain: a blast-resistant wall material and the dense storage form for plates. Beyond that block, Ceramic Plate has no consumers of its own yet, and the 16-coal price keeps every plate accounted for. Ala Industrial runs on the Fabric and NeoForge loaders, so Ceramic Plate exists only in Java Edition worlds.
Block properties
| Item ID |
alaindustrial:ceramic_plate
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p alaindustrial:ceramic_plate
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Java Edition | 26.2 |
Java Edition Guide
How to get Ceramic Plates in Ala Industrial
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1
Fire the briquette
Load two Double Carbon Rods and one slag into the Alloy Smelter; the firing costs 1200 EU and returns one Carbon Briquette.
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2
Build the quench press
Dig a one-block hole, pour water in, and place a piston looking into the water; attach a lever so the piston can fire.
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3
Press the briquette
Throw one Carbon Briquette and two redstone dust into the water and pull the lever; the quench press pays four Ceramic Plates.
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4
Store the plates as a block
Lay four Ceramic Plates in a 2x2 square on the crafting grid to get one Carbon Ceramic block; the shapeless craft hands all four plates back.
A hand quench — right-clicking a water source with the Carbon Briquette — pays three Ceramic Plates, and a dry break at a workbench pays two, so a block pressed the lazy way costs twice the coal.
How to craft this block
Used in crafts
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
How many Ceramic Plates does one Carbon Briquette give?
The quench press pays four Ceramic Plates, a hand quench in water pays three, and a dry break at a workbench pays two.
What is the Ceramic Plate used for?
Four Ceramic Plates assemble into one Carbon Ceramic block, a blast-resistant wall material and the dense storage form; the plate has no other consumers yet.
How much coal does one Ceramic Plate cost?
One Ceramic Plate costs 16 coal — a quarter of the full 64-coal stack baked into every Carbon Briquette.
Can Ceramic Plates go back into a block without loss?
Yes. The 2x2 craft into Carbon Ceramic and the shapeless reverse craft are strictly reversible, like a vanilla ingot and its storage block.
Does the Ceramic Plate exist on Bedrock?
No. Ala Industrial is a Java Edition mod for Minecraft 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge; no Bedrock build exists.
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