简介:Zirconiagraphiterefractoryisusedasacore-nozzleinthethin-stripcastingofsteel.Post-mortemanalysisofusedrefractorywasperformedinanefforttoestablishthefailuremechanism.CorrosionbehaviorwasstudiedagainstmoltensteelwithMnO-SiO2basedliquidinclusions.CorrosionofthesematerialsinvolvesdissolutionandoxidationofgraphiteinthematrixfollowedbypenetrationofliquidslagleadingtodegradationofZrO2particles.Thermodynamicequilibriumcalculationswereperformedtostudythiscorrosionmechanism.