简介:ThisworkstudiedthecharacteristicsofSiO2distributionandstructureofsilicatephasesinMgO-ZrO2compositessynthesizedbyrawmaterialsoflightfiredmagnesitendzircon,Theresultsindicatethat30wt%-40wt%SiO2contentinthesystemisexistedintheformofcrystallineofforsterite(M2S),theremainderingofSiOcontent(60wt%0-70wt%)isexistedintheglassphase,Thechemicalcompositionofglassphaseiswellagreedwiththechemicalcompositionofmonticellite(CMS).
简介:AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.
简介:β-sialon/alumina/silicamixturesweresinteredinflowingnitrogenat1500℃and1600℃respectively.ThesinteringpropertiesandmorphologyofsampleswereinvestigatedbySEM,EDSandXRD.Resultsshowthatsinteredpropertiesofthesamplesareinfluencedbysoakingtemperaturesandcompositions.Bulkdensitiesofsamplesareincreasedwiththeincreaseofthesoakingtemperature,whereastheapparentporositiesaredecreased.Masslossofthesinteredsamplesat1500℃islowerthanthatat1600℃,butallthemasslossremainsapproximatelyconstantwiththeincreaseofsialoncontent.Fromthepointofthermodynamicanalysis,ComplexchemicalreactionstakeplaceinsamplesduringsinteringprocessandthevolatileofSiO(g)isresponsibleforthemasslossofsamples.Comparedtocrosssectionmicrostructureofβ-sialon/Al2O3/SiO2mixturessinteredincokepowderbedconsistingofthedensecenterwithwell-developedcolumnofsialonphase,thetransitionalpartwithneedlelikegrainnitrogen-containingphaseandtheloosepartwithshortgranularAl2O3phase,thoseofmixturessinteredinflowingnitrogenisofwell-developedsialonindensecenterandslightlyloosepartwithsialondebris.
简介:MicrostructureandgrainboundarycharacterofhotpressedbinaryAl2O3(mullite,ZrO2)-SiCompositesandquaternaryAl2O3-mullite-ZrO2-SiCcompositewerestudiedbyelectronmicroscopyandmicroanalysis,ResultssuggestthatthereexistgrainboundarysolidsolutionsduetoelementaldiffusionnearSiCandmatrixoxidesgrainboundaries.
简介:LowcementAl2O3-SiO2castableswaspreparedusingsupergradebauxite(w(Al2O3)>85%)asaggregate,brownfusedcorundum,siliconcarbide,Secar71CAcement,α-Al2O3micropowderandmicrosilicaasfinepowders.TheinfluenceofSiC(0,5wt%,10wt%,and15wt%)onresistancetoPbO-richslagwasinvestigatedbystaticcrucibleslagtest(1300℃for5h,inair).TheslagcorrosionmechanismofthecastableswasanalyzedbymeansofSEM,EDSandXRD.TheresultsshowthattheresistanceofAl2O3-SiO2castablestoPbO-richslagisimprovedobviouslybytheadditionofSiC.ThecorrosionmechanismofthePbO-richslagcanbediscribedasthatPbOintheslagreactswithSiO2andCaOinAl2O3-SiO2castables,forminglow-meltingcompounds(suchasPbO·SiO2and2PbO·SiO2).
简介:MgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmixesmadeofdifferentrawmaterialshavedifferentmineralstructureanddifferentphysicalpropertiesthoughwiththeidenticalparticlesizedistribution,thesameamountofbinderandchemicalcomposition.Theresidualcarboncontentofthefusedmagnesia-chromematerialmadeinreducingatmosphereisveryhigh,ifthismaterialsisusedintheMgO-Al2O3-Cr2O3rammingmix,itwouldcausespallingofthefurnaceliningduringdrying-out.
简介:MgO-ZrO2unfiredbrickswithZrO2contentupto8%attheintervalof2%wereprepared,usingfusedmagnesia(MgO:97%)andfusedMgO-ZrO2clinker(ZrO2:14.33%)asstartingmaterialsandphenolicresinasbinder.TheeffectsofZrO2contentonthermalshockresistance(TSR)andotherpropertiessuchascoldandhotmodulusofrupturehavebeeninvestigated.Residualcoldmodulusofruptureratioafterheatingat1000℃andquenchingbyairblowingwasadoptedtocharacterizeTSR.AdditionoftheMgO-ZrO2clinkerimprovesTSR,attributingtothemicrocracktougheningeffectbythermalexpansionmismatchbetweendifferentphases.WhenZrO2contentgoesabove4%,theimprovingeffecttendstobemoderate.TheintroductionofMgO-ZrO2clinkercanalsoimprovetheHMORat1500℃,whiletheincreasedZrO2contentreducesCMORofthebricksprefiredat1600℃,duetothethermalexpansionmismatcheffect.Compromisingtheoverallproperties,theoptimalZrO2contentforsuchmagnesiabasedunfiredbrickissuggestedtobe4%.
简介:Thisworkinvestigatedthethermo-gravimetric(TG)changeandexplosionresistanceofultra-lowcementAl2O3-SiO2castablesaddedwith0,5%,10%,15%and20%of≤74μmrawbauxitepowderscontaining72.8%Al2O3,respectively.Thecastableswerepreparedusingwhitefusedaluminaasaggregate,powdersofwhitefusedalumina,fusedmullite,α-Al2O3ultrafines,3%CAcementand5%microsilicaasthematrixportion.TGchangeofthecastableswasinvestigatedbyathermo-gravimetricanalyzerforlargesizespecimen.Whentherawbauxiteadditionislessthan10%,themass-losingbehaviorofthecastablesissimilartothatwithoutrawbauxite,tendingtoreachaconstantmassaround400℃,beforewhichthemass-lossismildandproducinglittledestructiveinfluence.Withmorethan10%rawbauxiteaddition,however,themass-lossincreasessignificantly,andthetemperaturetoreachaconstantmassincreasesto600℃orhigher,unfavorabletostructuralstabilization.Withtherawbauxiteadditionupto20%,nonegativeinfluenceonexplosionresistanceisfound.
简介:SlagcorrosionresistanceofMgOZrO2refractorieswasinvestigatedinthiswork.Theresultsindicatethatinanon-orientedelectricsteelslagsystemwithahighratioofcalciatosilica,theslagresistanceofMgOZrO2refractoriescanbedescribedasfollows:ZrO2reactswithCaOformingcalciumzirconatecompoundwhichstrengthensthematerialandblocksthechanneloftheslaginfiltration;however,inanorientedelectricsteelslagsystemwithahighconcentrationofsilicaandthelowratioofcalciatosilica,theslagcorrosionresistanceofMgOZrO2refractoriesisdifferent;ZrO2reactswithCaOformingthecalciumzirconateandsimultaneouslyonemoreproductC2Saswell;C2Scanimprovecorrosionresistancebyblindingporeandenhancingslagviscosity;therefore,itisexpectedtobethemajorreasonfortheenhancedcorrosionresistanceobservedforMgOZrO2refractories.
简介:Reactionsintereddensezirconia-mullitecompositeswerepreparedbyisostaticallypressingfromzirconflourandreactivealuminawithdifferentproportionsofTiO2andCr2O3additives.Thepressedcompactsweresinteredatdifferentelevatedtemperatureswithvariablesoakingtimes.Microstructuresandphasedevelopmentinthesinteredcompactswereanalysedtoassesstheinfluenceoftheadditivesonthepropertiesofthezirconiamullitecomposite.
简介:ThepaperdescribestheeffectofadditivesAl,Si,SiCandB4ContheexpansionofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialafterbeingcoked.TheresultsindicatethatAlandSicannotincreaseitshotandcoldstrength.AlandSiwereoxidizedtoformAl2O3andSiO2respectively,andthenreactedwithCaZrO3orstabilizerinc-ZrO2toformcalciumaluminate,spinel(MA),dicalciumsilicate(C2S)andforsterite(M2S).Meanwhile,α-C2Swastransformedtoγ-C2Sandc-ZrO2tom-ZrO2whentemperaturechanged.AlltheabovereactionsresultedinthedecreaseoftheamountofAl4C3andSiCandtheincreaseinbulkvolume,whichcausedthestructureofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialdestroyed.Hence,contrarytotheMgO-Cmaterial,whenaddingAl.andSi,theMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialwouldbestructurallydeterioratedafterheat-treatmentanditsstrengthandcorrosionresistancedecreased.
简介:Theprinciplesandfeaturesofmicrowavesintering,theapplicationinrefractoriesandsynthesismethodsofZrB2arereviewed.ThesynthesisresultsofZrB2bythermitdeoxidatemethodshowthatproductionpriceofZrB2canbeeffectivelyloweredthroughmicrowavesynthesis.ItwillexpandtheapplicationofZrB2inrefractories.
简介:TherearemanyprocessestoproduceCr2O3fromchrome-ores,DifferentparticlesizerangesofCr2O3powder,finepinmentgradegreenCr2O3andcoarsemetallurgygradeblackCr2O3,aremadebydifferentprocessesinChina,GreenCr2O3assuperfineandadditionandmetallurgygradeblackCr2O3usedtosynthesizeCr2O3graincanbeappliedtorefractories.ItisverydifficultforhighpurityCr2O3tosintertodensificationandTiO2additioniscontributedtodensificationofCr2O3sinteredathightemperature,Cr2O3grainswithrelativedensityof91%-95%aregainedbysinteringCr2O3withTiO2additionandelectrofusingCr2O3rawmaterials.
简介:AkindofZrO2ceramicmaterialforporousmediaburnerwaspreparedbypolymericspongeprocesswithstartingmaterialsofzircon,zirconiapowder,microsilica,andballclay,andbinderofsilicasolthroughreaction-sintering.Theeffectsofmicrosilicaadditiononcoldcrushingstrengthandzirconia/zirconaddingratioonthermalshockresistancewerestudied.Theresultsshowthattheporousmediamaterialhasproperporosity,highstrength,andexcellentthermalshockresistancewhenzirconiaadditionis85%andzirconadditionis5%.Theperformanceindexesare:porosity82%,coldcrushingstrength3.1MPa,thermalshockresistancemorethan10cycles,andgoodthermalshockresistanceto1500℃flame.