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:Chinahaslongbeenrecognisedasanimportantsourceofrefractoryrawmaterialsforrefractorymarketsworldwide.Bauxite,magnesia,fusedalumina,andrefractoryclaysinparticular,havemaintainedChina'sstrongpositionastheworld'sleadingsupplieroftheseminerals.However,importantchangeshavetakenplaceirthestructureofChineseandglobalsupplyoftheseminerals.Moreover,theworldrefractorymarketandthemineralstradingsectorhavealsoundergonearadicaltransformationthathasinfluencedmineralsupply,andshiftedendproductmanufacturetoChina.ThispaperhighlightsthesechangesandseeshowtheyhaveimpactedonChinaasaworldsourceofrefractoryminerals.
简介:Thedevelopmentofefficientbondingagentsisoneaspectoftheadvancementofrefractories.Basedonanewlydevelopedbindersystem,anewgenerationoftar-resinbondedmagnesiacarbonproductswithhighperformancehasbeendeveloped.Furthermore,thebindersystemcharacterizedbyhighcarbonyieldaftercarbonizationresultsinforminganextremelystrongcarbonbonding.Itcanimproverefractoriespropertiestogetnewproductwithmoreadvantagesthanoldrefractories:moreeconomic,lowercostandlowtoxicity.Tar-resinisnotonlyusedinshapedrefractories,butalsoinmorerefractoriestypes,suchasmonolithicrefractories.ImmersionexperimentsofMgO-Cmonolithicrefractoriessamplesinliquidsteelat1600℃havebeencarriedoutforsteelmakingindustry.TheseexperimentsshowedtheformationofadenseandcontinuousMgOrichlayer,ontheinterfacebetweenrefractoryandsteel,andthepossibleformationofinclusionsaslargeclustersprotrudingfromtherefractorysurface.Forthemechanicalproperties,thepowderwasheatedupto1400℃inairtoremovecarbon,andwassubsequentlyformedintobrickshape.StandardASTMwasusedtodeterminetheMOR,porosityanddensity.Itisfoundthatantioxidantmaterialsplayanimportantroleinimprovingthemechanicalproperties.
简介:MobarakehsteelCompanyproduces3milliontonsofsteelannuallywitheight180tonsEBTfurnaces.Differenttypesofmagnesia-carbonrefractorieshavebeenemployedatslaglineduringlast5years.InthepresentstudythewearandcorrosionofMgO-Crefractoriesofthesefurnaceshavebeenstudiedviapost-mortemanalysisofusedbricksandtheobservationofoperationaleffects.Laboratorycorrosiontestswerealsoarrangedtoinvestigatetheeffectofslagchemistryandthemechanismofchemicalcorrosion.Characterizationofdifferentmagnesia-carbonbricksclarifiedthatthecrystalsize,typeandchemistryofmagnesiaaswellasgraphitestructurehavethemaininfluenceoncorrosionresistance.TheCaO:SiO2ratioinslagalsoplaysavitalroleinthewearofslaglinerefractories.Theironoxidecontentofslagalsohasamajorroleingraphiteoxidation.Ofmetallurgicalparameters,theelectricpowerinputandthecontacttimehavegreatinfluenceonrefractorieslife.TheresultswillbediscussedwithemphasisonparticularoperationalfactorsinMobarakehsteelplant.
简介:Inthispaper,X-raydiffractogramanalysisandSEMobservationofAl4C3formedathightemperaturefromcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlhavebeencarriedout.Aluminumaddedtocarbon-containingrefractoriesreactswithC(s)toformAl4C3(s)graduallyduringheatingfrom600℃to1200℃.ItisconsideredthattheinterlockedstructureofAl4C3platecrystalspromotestheoutstandingincreaseofhotmodulusofruptureofcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAl.TheHMORofcarbon-containingrefractoriesaddedwithAladditivefrom0to5wt%increasesby2.8timesbeingfrom6.5MPato18.2MPa.AfterathermochemicalcalculationforhydrationreactionprocessesofAl4C3andH2O(g),theequilibriumpartialpressurechartofH2O(g)inH2O-Al4C3-Al(OH)3systemvsvarioustemperatureshasbeenattained.TheH2O(g)partialpressureintheairneededfortheAl4C3hydrationreactionisnomorethan10~18atmatthetemperaturebelow120℃.Itisconsideredthattheburnedcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlisextremelyeasytohydrateandthecrackingofburnedcarbon-containingrefractoriesisgeneratedbecausethatthehydrationexpansionis2.11timesduringtransformingfromAl4C3toAl(OH)3.ThefundamentalmeasureagainsthydrationoftherefractoriesistoinsulatetherefractoriesfromH2O(g)byvariousmeanssuchaspitchimpregnationorothersealingmaterials.
简介:EffectsofAl—Siadditiononhotmodulusofrupture(HMOR),thermalshockresistance