Heat Block

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

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

Obtaining

Breaking

Block	Heat Block
Hardness	2.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	12.5
Wooden	1.9
Stone	0.95
Iron	0.65
Diamond	0.5
Netherite	0.45
Golden	0.35

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Lab Table

Result	Materials Needed
Heat Block
Heat Block	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

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Unique

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Hostile Creatures	When a heat block is created by a lab table	`mob.ghast.fireball`	1.0	0.5/0.7

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Heat Block	`chemical_heat`	`192`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.chemical_heat.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Trivia

Iron corrodes in salt water way faster than it does in water, because electrochemistry is involved.
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.

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added heat blocks.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added heat blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Heat Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bedrock-item-id-2] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-3] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-4] The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

[A]

[i 1]

[i 2]

[i 3]