The microporous corundum material was prepared using alumina micro-powder as the main raw material, alumina sol and starch as binders by a wet process, achieving the bulk density of 3.05 g · cm^-3, the apparent p...The microporous corundum material was prepared using alumina micro-powder as the main raw material, alumina sol and starch as binders by a wet process, achieving the bulk density of 3.05 g · cm^-3, the apparent porosity of 9. 1%, the closed porosity of 12.3%, the median pore diameter of 0. 43 μm, and the thermal conductivity of 6. 5 W· m^-1· K^-1 at 800 ℃ which is 41.6% lower than that of common corundum. The slag resistance of the microporous corundum material was studied by immersion and compared with that of the common corundum aggregate, and the slag resistant mechanism of microporous corundum material was revealed. The results show that the slag resistance of the microporous corundum material is superior to that of the common corundum aggregate, the SEM and EDX show that on the reaction interface between microporous corundum and molten, slag, a continuous isolation layer with a large quantity of CA2 and CA6 columnar crystals is formed; while the common corundum aggregate reacts with the molten slag interface to form a discontinuous isolation layer of columnar crystals, through which a lot of molten slag corrodes or permeates into the aggregate. The mechanism is mainly that the microporous structure is more advantageous to nucleation and growth of CA2 and CA6 columnar crystals; in the reaction with the aggregate, the molten slag gets saturated and the critical solution thickness of the microporous corundum and the common corundum is 0. 16 μm and 0. 34 μm, respectively, this is caused by the smaller microporous corundum aggregate pores; and the smaller pores also increase the second phase ripening rate of microporous corundum, which is 9. 7 times of that of the common corundum.展开更多
Based on the pore size design of microporous aggregate by numerical simulation applying porous media model,α-Al2O3 micropowder,industrial Al2 O3fine powder,α-Al2O3 micropowder ＋ CaCO3 fine powder were used as start...Based on the pore size design of microporous aggregate by numerical simulation applying porous media model,α-Al2O3 micropowder,industrial Al2 O3fine powder,α-Al2O3 micropowder ＋ CaCO3 fine powder were used as starting materials,respectively,to prepare three microporous corundum aggregates specimens,named as A1,A2 and A3.Two lightweight Al2O3-MgO castables were prepared by selecting A1 or A3 as aggregate with O.6 μm of average pore size,then performances of castables with microporous corundum aggregates and castables with tabular corundum aggregates were compared.The results show that：（1） the microporous corundum aggregates with bulk density of 3.1-3.5 g · cm-3,apparent porosity of 5％,closed porosity of 8％-13％,and smaller thermal conductivity at 800 ℃ than tabular corundum,can be prepared by sintering at above 1 800 ℃ ; （2） compared to normal Al2 O3-MgO castables,the two lightweight Al2O3-MgO castables have lower bulk density and higher apparent porosity;lower change rate in dimensions and higher strength firing at 1 500 ℃ ; and lower thermal conductivity at 600 and 800 ℃ ; （3） compared to normal Al2O3-MgO castables,Al2O3-MgO castable with A1 has higher penetration index,and that with A3 has higher corrosion index and lower penetration index.展开更多
基金Financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51474165 and 51204126)
文摘The microporous corundum material was prepared using alumina micro-powder as the main raw material, alumina sol and starch as binders by a wet process, achieving the bulk density of 3.05 g · cm^-3, the apparent porosity of 9. 1%, the closed porosity of 12.3%, the median pore diameter of 0. 43 μm, and the thermal conductivity of 6. 5 W· m^-1· K^-1 at 800 ℃ which is 41.6% lower than that of common corundum. The slag resistance of the microporous corundum material was studied by immersion and compared with that of the common corundum aggregate, and the slag resistant mechanism of microporous corundum material was revealed. The results show that the slag resistance of the microporous corundum material is superior to that of the common corundum aggregate, the SEM and EDX show that on the reaction interface between microporous corundum and molten, slag, a continuous isolation layer with a large quantity of CA2 and CA6 columnar crystals is formed; while the common corundum aggregate reacts with the molten slag interface to form a discontinuous isolation layer of columnar crystals, through which a lot of molten slag corrodes or permeates into the aggregate. The mechanism is mainly that the microporous structure is more advantageous to nucleation and growth of CA2 and CA6 columnar crystals; in the reaction with the aggregate, the molten slag gets saturated and the critical solution thickness of the microporous corundum and the common corundum is 0. 16 μm and 0. 34 μm, respectively, this is caused by the smaller microporous corundum aggregate pores; and the smaller pores also increase the second phase ripening rate of microporous corundum, which is 9. 7 times of that of the common corundum.
文摘Based on the pore size design of microporous aggregate by numerical simulation applying porous media model,α-Al2O3 micropowder,industrial Al2 O3fine powder,α-Al2O3 micropowder ＋ CaCO3 fine powder were used as starting materials,respectively,to prepare three microporous corundum aggregates specimens,named as A1,A2 and A3.Two lightweight Al2O3-MgO castables were prepared by selecting A1 or A3 as aggregate with O.6 μm of average pore size,then performances of castables with microporous corundum aggregates and castables with tabular corundum aggregates were compared.The results show that：（1） the microporous corundum aggregates with bulk density of 3.1-3.5 g · cm-3,apparent porosity of 5％,closed porosity of 8％-13％,and smaller thermal conductivity at 800 ℃ than tabular corundum,can be prepared by sintering at above 1 800 ℃ ; （2） compared to normal Al2 O3-MgO castables,the two lightweight Al2O3-MgO castables have lower bulk density and higher apparent porosity;lower change rate in dimensions and higher strength firing at 1 500 ℃ ; and lower thermal conductivity at 600 and 800 ℃ ; （3） compared to normal Al2O3-MgO castables,Al2O3-MgO castable with A1 has higher penetration index,and that with A3 has higher corrosion index and lower penetration index.
