Heat Block

This page describes an education-related feature.
 
This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Minecraft Education features" cheat setting in Bedrock Edition.
Heat Block
Heat Block (animated) BE1.png: Infobox image for Heat Block the block in Minecraft
Invicon Heat Block.png: Inventory sprite for Heat Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Heat Block
Renewable

No

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

2.5

Hardness

2.5

Luminous

No, but melts blocks

Transparent

Partial

Waterloggable

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No 

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Heat block is a block that can melt snow and ice like a torch, but it does not give off light.

Obtaining

Breaking

The suitable tool to break heat block is pickaxe. Heat block needs to be broken using a pickaxe, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.

Block Heat Block
Hardness 2.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 12.5
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.9
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.95
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.75
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.65
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.5
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.45
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.35
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Heat block drops itself when it's destroyed.

Lab table

Result Materials needed
Invicon Heat Block.png: Inventory sprite for Heat Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Heat Block
Heat Block 		Invicon Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Element with description: IronInvicon Water (compound).png: Inventory sprite for Water (compound) in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: WaterInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Salt.png: Inventory sprite for Salt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Salt
Iron, Water, Charcoal, Salt

Usage

Heat blocks melt snow layers and ice within 2 blocks (taxicab distance). It is unique in that it is the only block that melts objects without giving off light.

Sounds

Generic

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BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming: BE 26.0]		SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming: BE 26.0]		VolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8-1.0
​Block brokenBlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8-1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Unique

Sounds
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming: BE 26.0]		SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming: BE 26.0]		VolumePitch
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a heat block is created by a lab tablemob.ghast.fireball​ ?1.00.5/0.7

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite heat-block.png: Sprite image for heat-block in Minecraft Heat Blockchemical_heat192Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.chemical_heat.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1 Added heat blocks.
1.21.0Preview 1.21.0.21Heat blocks now appear in the Creative inventory when the Education edition toggle is on.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.0.27 Added heat blocks.
1.21.03Preview 1.21.01.0Heat blocks now appear in the Creative inventory.

Issues

Issues relating to "Heat Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • The ingredients of the heat block corresponds to the contents of hand warmers. A hand warmer generates heat due to the same electrochemistry that rusts iron in seawater, but with powdered iron the effect becomes more appreciable.

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