简介：FollowingthesuccessofthemaidenWorldRefracto-ryCongress2002,WorldrefractoriesPteLtdispleasedtoannouncetheirnextmajorglobalevent-WorldRefrac-toryCongress2004whichwillbringforthdiscussionsonissuesrelatingtobusiness,commercialandthelatest

简介：Inthepresentpaper,novelsidewallmaterialsforaluminumreductioncellwerepreparedinairusingmagnesiaandmagnetiteasstartingmaterials.ThesinteringbehaviorsofthespecimenswereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).AndcorrosiontestsinaNa_3AlF_6-AlF_3-K_3AlF_6bathwereconductedtoevaluatetheelectrolytecorrosionresistance.TheresultsshowthattheFe_3O_4phaseistransformedintoFe_2O_3athightemperatures,whichinturnreactswiththeMgOaddedtoformMgFe_2O_4spinel.AndwithincreasingtheMgOcontentfrom0to30mass%,densificationofthespecimensdecreasesmainlyduetolargervolumeexpansionresultingfromformationofmoreMgFe_2O_4.ThecorrosiontestsshowthatcorrosionlayersareproducedinalltheMgOaddedspecimens.However,forspecimenscontainingMgFe_2O_4phaseonly,Mg(Al,Fe)_2O_4compositespinellayersarealsogenerated,whichremarkablyimprovethecorrosionresistanceofthespecimens.

简介：Ananalysisofthepresentandofthefutureoftherefractoriesindustryisbeingpresented,consideringsomeimportanttechnical,economical,humaandenvironmentalissues,onaworldwidebasis.Refractoriesarestillneededasconfinementmaterialstopreventheatandmasstransferlossesinmanydiversemanufacturingindustries,andwillremainso,butthemainchallenges,thisindustrydoneedtomeet,aretoadjusttoanovercapacityproduction,tocopewithnewneedsofthecustomers,inparticularthe"outsourcing",whichisanewcustomer/supplierrelationshipbeingadoptedbymanyofthem,andtokeeptheresearchanddevelopmentaliveinamoreandmorecompetitivearena.Amongthedirectconsequences,aretheneedtokeeptheeducationworldinrefractoryengineeringtrainingaliveandtocopewithmacroandmicroprojectstochangetheimageoftheRefractories,fromacommoditymaterialtoasophisticated"high-tech"compositematenal.Somesuggestionsareprovidedinthetext.

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简介：MgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmixesmadeofdifferentrawmaterialshavedifferentmineralstructureanddifferentphysicalpropertiesthoughwiththeidenticalparticlesizedistribution,thesameamountofbinderandchemicalcomposition.Theresidualcarboncontentofthefusedmagnesia-chromematerialmadeinreducingatmosphereisveryhigh,ifthismaterialsisusedintheMgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmix,itwouldcausespallingofthefurnaceliningduringdrying-out.

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简介：TherearemanyprocessestoproduceCr2O3fromchrome-ores,DifferentparticlesizerangesofCr2O3powder,finepinmentgradegreenCr2O3andcoarsemetallurgygradeblackCr2O3,aremadebydifferentprocessesinChina,GreenCr2O3assuperfineandadditionandmetallurgygradeblackCr2O3usedtosynthesizeCr2O3graincanbeappliedtorefractories.ItisverydifficultforhighpurityCr2O3tosintertodensificationandTiO2additioniscontributedtodensificationofCr2O3sinteredathightemperature,Cr2O3grainswithrelativedensityof91%-95%aregainedbysinteringCr2O3withTiO2additionandelectrofusingCr2O3rawmaterials.

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简介：Thehydrationoftricalciumaluminate(C3A)hasasignificanteffectontheeffectivenessofcement-basedsystems.Inaddition,thecarbonationofhydrationproductsofC3Aisparticularlyimportantinrespectofdurabilityperformance.ThepresentworkinvestigatesthehydrationandcarbonationreactionsofC3AandthechangesinducedbythepresenceoftheheavymetalionssuchasZn2+,Pb2+,Cu2+andCr3+byX-raydiffractometry(XRD).DuringhydrationofC3A,gehlenitehydrate,hydrogarnet,calciummonoaluminate(C4AHx)andcalciumcarboaluminateweredetectedinC3ApastesexcepttheZn2+dopedpaste,wherehydrogarnetdidnotform.Theexaminationsrevealedthatheavymetalscoexistedwithgehlenitehydrate,calciummonoaluminate(C4AHx)andcalciumcarboaluminate,inhibitingtheformationofhydrogarnet.HydratingC3Awasliabletobecarbonatedonexposuretoairandcarbondioxide,especiallyinthepresenceofheavymetals,resultingintheformationofcarboaluminateand/orcalciumcarbonate.Thepresenceofheavymetalsin-fluencedthepolymorphismofcalciumcarbonate,ndicatingthatheavymetalscouldco-precipitatewithcalciumtoformacarbonatesolidsolution.

简介：ThemagnesiabasedcurablespecimenswithdifferentSi3N4contentswerecastedusingsinteredmagnesite(w(MgO)=95%)asstartingmaterial,SiO2micro-powderasbinder,0.3%,4%and5%β-Si3N4powderreplacingtheequaladditionofmagnesiapowderrespectively.Theslagresistancetestwascarriedoutat1550℃for3husingBaosteeltundishslagandstaticcruciblemethod.Theresultindicatesthat:introducingSi3N4couldobviouslyimprovetheslagresistanceofMgObasedcastable,whichincreasedwithincreasingSi3N4.DenseSiO2sinteredlayerformedonthesurfaceofmagnesiabasedcastablebecauseoftheoxidationofSi3N4addition,whichcanpreventthefurtherslagpenetration.Inthedeepinnerofcastable,thepartial-pressureofoxygenwasverylow,soSi3N4canexiststably.Meanwhileinreducingatmosphere,Si3N4washardtobesintered,whichresultedinthelooseinteriorstructureofMgObasedcastable.

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简介：AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.

简介：Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.

简介：Themicrostructureandslagerosionfractaldimensionofreactioninterfaceofβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickusedin300MtironladleofBaosteelhavebeenstudiedbySEMandXRD.Theresultsindicatedthatβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickexhibitedexcellentslagresistance.Themainwearmechanismofβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickismainlyfromthespallingcausedbythermalmechanicalstressandattackedbyslagsecondly.

简介：Al2O3-MgOcastableshavebeenwidelyusedforworkingliningsofsteelladleduetotheirsuperiorhotstrengthandcorrosionresistance.Inthiswork,effectsofmicrosilica,ultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditionsontherheologicalbehaviorofthecastableswereinvestigatedbymeansofIBBrheometerV1.0tomeasuretorque(shearstress)undervaryingshearrates.Theresultsshowthatrheologicalpropertiesofcastablesatvaryingshearratesaresignificantlyimprovedwithincreaseofmicrosilicaadditions(from1mass%to5mass%)andcorrespondingdecreaseinwateraddition;thereisonlylittlechangeinrheologicalbehaviorwithvariationofultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditions.Optimumultrafinealuminaandmicrosilicaadditionsarerecommendedforcastableswithgoodrheologicalbehavior.