Effects of specific surface area and tiny amount of impurities of reactive alumina on the workability, sinte- ring and high temperature mechanical strength of corun- dum based castables were investigated. The results ...Effects of specific surface area and tiny amount of impurities of reactive alumina on the workability, sinte- ring and high temperature mechanical strength of corun- dum based castables were investigated. The results show that the presence of reactive alumina with high specific surface area leads to accelerating of the hydration of calcium aluminate cement, thus shortening the working time and setting time of the castables, which can be as- cribed that the critical energy barrier for stable nuclei of hydration products of cement can be reduced by the high specific surface area of reactive alumina. The sintering of the corundum based castables can be accelerated by the reactive alumina with high specific surface area and high amount of impurities, however, the reactive alumina with too high specific surface area and impurities can al- so lead to noticeable shrinkage of castables. In addition, high temperature mechanical strength of corundum based castables can be decreased by the higher amount of trace impurities of reactive alumina due to formation of low- melting phase at high temperatures.展开更多
High purity alumina - spinel （ A - MA ） and alumina- magnesia （A -M） castables are widely used in steel ladles due to their resistance against slag penetration and corrosion. With a calcium magnesium alumihate bo...High purity alumina - spinel （ A - MA ） and alumina- magnesia （A -M） castables are widely used in steel ladles due to their resistance against slag penetration and corrosion. With a calcium magnesium alumihate bond （ CMA ） excellent slag penetration resistance can be achieved which results in high wear resistance due to reduced structural spalling. This paper investigates the impact of matrix eompositions and CMA-binder content of A -MA and A -M castables on thermal shock resistance（TSR）. Standardized thermal shock tests have been applied with sample quenching from 950 ℃ down to room temperature. Results show that all castables are significantly damaged after 5 cycles despite their differences in microstructure. However, the mix with 12% CMA gave TSR that is at similar good level as the reference mix with 6% CAC （70% alumina cement ）. While a similar strength level was achieved before and after the thermal cycling, the Jormulation with 12% CMA contains 0. 6% less total CaO. The A - MA castables perform better on average than the A - M mixes with this test method. Within the group of A - M castables the mix with 18% CMA and 0. 5% SiO2 gave superior TSR, similar good as castables of the A - MA group. The introduction of CMA in an A - M tastable allows reduction of free MgO and SiO2-addition. The reduction of SiO2 has been found beneficial for the TSR. This was also found during a thermal cycling trial at high temperature between 1100 and 1 500 ℃. Here the A -M mix with 18% CMA and 0. 5% SiO2 performed better than the SiO2-free A -MA castable.展开更多
Five lightweight castables containing different TiO2 additions were prepared by using porous corundum - spinel （ MgAl2O4 ） ceramics as aggregate. Corrosion of the lightweight cstables by ladle slag was conducted u...Five lightweight castables containing different TiO2 additions were prepared by using porous corundum - spinel （ MgAl2O4 ） ceramics as aggregate. Corrosion of the lightweight cstables by ladle slag was conducted using a static crucible test. The effect of the TiO2 addition on the slag resistances of the lightweight corundum -spinel castables was investigated through SEM, EDS and Fact- Sage@ software, etc. h was found that TiO2 additi,ve t,vmoted the sintering degree of the castables, deereased the average pore .size, the apparent porosity, and the contact area between the casmbles and slag, and then en- hanced the corrosion resistance. However, TiO2 additive decreased the viscosity of the penetrated .slag simultane- ously, and then deteriorated the penetration resistance.展开更多
文摘Effects of specific surface area and tiny amount of impurities of reactive alumina on the workability, sinte- ring and high temperature mechanical strength of corun- dum based castables were investigated. The results show that the presence of reactive alumina with high specific surface area leads to accelerating of the hydration of calcium aluminate cement, thus shortening the working time and setting time of the castables, which can be as- cribed that the critical energy barrier for stable nuclei of hydration products of cement can be reduced by the high specific surface area of reactive alumina. The sintering of the corundum based castables can be accelerated by the reactive alumina with high specific surface area and high amount of impurities, however, the reactive alumina with too high specific surface area and impurities can al- so lead to noticeable shrinkage of castables. In addition, high temperature mechanical strength of corundum based castables can be decreased by the higher amount of trace impurities of reactive alumina due to formation of low- melting phase at high temperatures.
文摘High purity alumina - spinel （ A - MA ） and alumina- magnesia （A -M） castables are widely used in steel ladles due to their resistance against slag penetration and corrosion. With a calcium magnesium alumihate bond （ CMA ） excellent slag penetration resistance can be achieved which results in high wear resistance due to reduced structural spalling. This paper investigates the impact of matrix eompositions and CMA-binder content of A -MA and A -M castables on thermal shock resistance（TSR）. Standardized thermal shock tests have been applied with sample quenching from 950 ℃ down to room temperature. Results show that all castables are significantly damaged after 5 cycles despite their differences in microstructure. However, the mix with 12% CMA gave TSR that is at similar good level as the reference mix with 6% CAC （70% alumina cement ）. While a similar strength level was achieved before and after the thermal cycling, the Jormulation with 12% CMA contains 0. 6% less total CaO. The A - MA castables perform better on average than the A - M mixes with this test method. Within the group of A - M castables the mix with 18% CMA and 0. 5% SiO2 gave superior TSR, similar good as castables of the A - MA group. The introduction of CMA in an A - M tastable allows reduction of free MgO and SiO2-addition. The reduction of SiO2 has been found beneficial for the TSR. This was also found during a thermal cycling trial at high temperature between 1100 and 1 500 ℃. Here the A -M mix with 18% CMA and 0. 5% SiO2 performed better than the SiO2-free A -MA castable.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51302201)
文摘Five lightweight castables containing different TiO2 additions were prepared by using porous corundum - spinel （ MgAl2O4 ） ceramics as aggregate. Corrosion of the lightweight cstables by ladle slag was conducted using a static crucible test. The effect of the TiO2 addition on the slag resistances of the lightweight corundum -spinel castables was investigated through SEM, EDS and Fact- Sage@ software, etc. h was found that TiO2 additi,ve t,vmoted the sintering degree of the castables, deereased the average pore .size, the apparent porosity, and the contact area between the casmbles and slag, and then en- hanced the corrosion resistance. However, TiO2 additive decreased the viscosity of the penetrated .slag simultane- ously, and then deteriorated the penetration resistance.
