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:UpontheinvitationbytheRefractoriesAssociationofGreatBritain,DMGMidiaLtd,UnitecCeramicsLtd,LAEISBucherGmbHandNaberthermCeramicsLtd,theAssociationofChinaRefractoriesIndustry(ACRI)dispatchedadelegationconsistedoftenpersonstopayanofficialvisitattheaboveorganizationsandcompaniesduringOctober9thto25th,2001.Thefollowingarethehighlights.
简介:Siliconcarbide(SiC)-alumina(Al_2O_3)-mullite(Al_6Si_2O_(13))compositepowderwassuccessfullysynthesizedat1550℃for5hviacarbothermalreductionreaction,andtheeffectsofvariousmassratiosofactivecarbontoflyash(0.38,0.44and0.58)onthephasecompositionandmicrostructureofproductswereinvestigated,andtheformationprocessofthepowderwasalsoanalyzedindetail.Theproductsmainlyconsistofβ-SiC,α-Al_2O_3,Al_6Si_2O_(13)andFeSi.IncreasingcarboncontentfavorsthedecompositionofAl_6Si_2O_(13)andformationofSiC.Theaverageparticlesizeofβ-SiCandα-Al_2O_3isabout1μmandthatofAl_6Si_2O_(13)is5-10μm.TheformationprocessofSiC-Al_2O_3-Al_6Si_2O_(13)powderincludesthedecompositionofmulliteinflyashandformationofSiC.
简介:MgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmixesmadeofdifferentrawmaterialshavedifferentmineralstructureanddifferentphysicalpropertiesthoughwiththeidenticalparticlesizedistribution,thesameamountofbinderandchemicalcomposition.Theresidualcarboncontentofthefusedmagnesia-chromematerialmadeinreducingatmosphereisveryhigh,ifthismaterialsisusedintheMgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmix,itwouldcausespallingofthefurnaceliningduringdrying-out.
简介:TherearemanyprocessestoproduceCr2O3fromchrome-ores,DifferentparticlesizerangesofCr2O3powder,finepinmentgradegreenCr2O3andcoarsemetallurgygradeblackCr2O3,aremadebydifferentprocessesinChina,GreenCr2O3assuperfineandadditionandmetallurgygradeblackCr2O3usedtosynthesizeCr2O3graincanbeappliedtorefractories.ItisverydifficultforhighpurityCr2O3tosintertodensificationandTiO2additioniscontributedtodensificationofCr2O3sinteredathightemperature,Cr2O3grainswithrelativedensityof91%-95%aregainedbysinteringCr2O3withTiO2additionandelectrofusingCr2O3rawmaterials.
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.
简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.