Effect of MgCl2 Solution Impregnation Process on Properties of Alumina-spinel Castables

In order to improve the properties of purging plugs and to prolong their service life,this work attempted to impregnate alumina-spinel castables for purging plugs in refining ladle with saturated magnesium chloride solution under vacuum.After being impregnated for the first time,the specimens were treated in two different ways:(1)dried at 110℃for 24 h;(2)heated at 600℃for 3 h.Then they were impregnated for the second time.All specimens were heated at 1550℃for 3 h,then the cold properties and the high temperature properties were tested according to corresponding standards.Test results were compared and analyzed.The results show that:after being impregnated,the specimen have both better cold properties and high temperature properties,the microstructure analysis result proves that it is attributed to in situ formed spinel.However,because MgO produced by MgCl2-6H20 decomposing above 527℃can hydrate and destroy specimen microstructure,which can make the properties of specimens impregnated in the second way get worse.By comprehensive consideration,the first scheme way is more suitable.

Effect of Ultrafine Spinel Sources on Slag Resistance and Microstructure of Alumina-spinel Castables

In order to clarify the effect of ultrafine spinel sources on slag resistance and microstructure of alumina -spinel castables,using tabular alumina and spinel as coarse aggregates,tabular alumina powders,spinel powders,calcium aluminate cement,spinel containing cement,spinel micro-powder and reactive alumina ultrafines as matrix,alumina-spinel castables used for RH snorkels were prepared by changing the particle size and sources of preformed spinel.The effects of different ultrafine spinel sources (CMA72,spinel micro-powder) on the properties of alumina-spinel castables were investigated.Thermal shock resistance and slag resistance of specimens were compared by the residual strength rate (1 100 ℃,air cooling 1 cycle) and static crucible method.The microstructure and the slag corrosion resistance mechanism of the specimens were analyzed by SEM and EDS.The result shows that slag resistance of alumina-spinel castables can be improved by adding ultrafine preformed spinel,such as CMA72,and spinel micro-powder.The introduction of ultra-fine preformed spinel has little effect on HMOR of alumina-spinel castables,but has negative effect on TSR.ultra-fine and dispersive preformed spinel in the matrix and fine microstructure are the main reasons for the improvement of slag resistance of castables.

Relation Between Sintering Reactivity of Matrix and Thermal Shock Resistance of Ultra-low Cement Bonded Corundum-spinel Castables for Fired Purging Plugs

Purging plugs installed in the bottom of steel ladles are widely used for the secondary refining of high quality steel grades.The dynamic service conditions and temperature gradients caused by the cold inert gas blown through the plug during stirring create a strong thermal shock impact on the materials.This can affect its service life and restrict the safety and efficiency of steel making if the plug fails during use.In this work,the influence of the particle size distribution (PSD) and amount of reactive alumina on the sintering behavior of ultra-low cement bonded corundum-spinel based castables was investigated on lab scale.The relationship between sintering reactivity of matrix and thermal shock resistance of castables was evaluated in detail.Results show that the sintering of castables can be intensified by using finer reactive alumina.However,excessive sintering of the castable through finer reactive alumina is negative for thermal shock resistance.The microstructure characterization reveals that castables with more intense sintering show denser matrix structure,which is less effective in hampering crack propagation and therefore results in decline of their thermal shock resistance.

Effect of spinel content on the properties of phosphoric acid bonded high alumina castables

In order to study the effect of fused spinel on the properties of phosphoricacid bonded high alumina castables, samples with different contents of fused spinel were prepared.The results show that when the contents of the fused spinel are between 8% and 16% (mass fraction),the castables have good properties. The castables overcome the shortages of the phosphoric acidbonded high alumina castables with bauxite cement as a hardening promoter. The experimentsdemonstrate that most of the service properties of the castables with fused spinel are better thanthose of the normal phosphoric acid bonded castables which use bauxite cement as a hardeningpromoter. The examination of the materials indicates that free MgO inclusions in the spinel powdercan promote the hardening of the castables.

Effects of Tabular Corundum Types on Properties of Corundum-spinel Castables

The corundum - spinel castables were prepared by six kinds of tabular corundum, as aggregates, respective- ly, and their linear change rate on heating, apparent porosity, bulk density, cold modulus of rupture, coht crushing strength, hot modulus of rupture and thermal shock resistance were compared and studied. The results show that： 1） the six tabular corundum materials have similar main chemical composition but their physical properties vary for the different technical procedures which result in different properties of castables ; 2 ） the optimal properties of corundum - spinel castables corre- spotut to different tabular corundum types, so the corundum type shall be selected according to the application of the castables.

活性氧化铝加入量对活性氧化镁结合刚玉-尖晶石浇注料性能的影响

为改善活性氧化镁结合刚玉-尖晶石浇注料的性能,以板状刚玉、活性氧化铝微粉、活性氧化镁微粉和乳酸铝为原料,制备了活性氧化镁结合刚玉-尖晶石浇注料,研究了活性氧化铝微粉加入量(加入质量分数分别为0、8%、13%和18%)对浇注料显微结构、物相组成、物理性能及抗渣侵蚀和渗透性能的影响。结果表明:1)活性氧化铝微粉的加入促进了活性氧化镁结合刚玉-尖晶石浇注料的烧结,提高了骨料和基质的结合程度,使浇注料显微结构更加致密;2)随着活性氧化铝微粉加入量的增加,试样体积稳定性提高,显气孔率降低,体积密度增加,常温抗折强度和耐压强度及抗渣性提高;3)当活性氧化铝微粉加入量为18%(w)时,活性氧化镁结合刚玉-尖晶石浇注料的综合性能最好(考虑到颗粒级配和原料成本的问题,没有必要再进一步增加活性氧化铝微粉),其体积密度为3.05 g·cm^(-3),显气孔率为18.5%,加热永久线变化为0.31%,常温抗折强度和耐压强度分别为13.5和73.8 MPa,抗渣性最佳。

Effect of Microsilica Addition on Properties of CMA72 Bonded Al2O3-MgO Castables

CMA72 bonded Al2 O3 - MgO castable is promising for application of steel ladle wall, because of unique combination of thermo-mechanical properties, slag corro- sion resistance and cost benefit. In these castables, mi- crosilica can be introduced to counterbalance the expan- sion generated by spinel formation. In this paper, the of microsilica dosage on properties of eastables was evaluated. Expansion, expressed by the permanent linear change （PLC）, is highly dependent on the dosage of microsilica. Unexpected expansion occurs when the dos- age of microsilica is too low due to dominant effect of spinel and CA6 formation. Too high dosage results in sintering shrinkage, which is related to amount of liquid phase generated by microsilica addition. In addition, HMOR declines dramatically with increasing microsilica dosage. Considering the balance between expansion con- trol and hot property retention, 1.0 mass% of microsili- ca is recommended for the castable containing 4 mass% of magnesia.

Effect of Bauxite Aggregate on Properties of Al_2O_3-SiC-C Iron Trough Castables

A1203-SiC-C iron trough castables were prepared using high alumina bauxite clinker GL-90 （ 〉 1 mm ） or homogenized bauxite GL-88 to replace the traditional brown corundum aggregates （ 〉 1 mm ） to reduce the cost of iron trough castables. Effects of the two bauxite aggregates on properties of iron trough eastables were investigated. The results show that the two kinds of bauxite affect flowability, bulk density, strength and slag corrosion resistance of trough castables differently. Compared with homogenized bauxite, high alumina bauxite clinker is more suitable to substitute brown corundum. The castables prepared from the bauxite clinker have similar performances with those prepared from brown corundum, especially used in medium or small blast furnaces with weak thermal impact and lower temperature hot metal. However, in large blast furnaces with severe thermal impact and high temperature hot metal, the performances of the two castables are significantly different. So it is suggested to use the brown corundum based castables in the front gyral zone of the slag skimmer.

Rheological Behavior of Zero Cement Al_2O_3-MgO Castables

Al2O3 -MgO castables have been widely used for working linings of steel ladle due to their superior hot strength and corrosion resistance. In this- work, effects of＂ microsilica, ultrafine alumina and MgO fines additions on the rh, eological behavior of the castables were investi- gated by means of IBB rheometer V1. 0 to measure torque （shear stress） under varying shear rates. The re- sults show that rheological properties of castables at varying shear rates are significantly improved with increase of microsilica additions （from 1 mass% to 5 mass% ） and corresponding decrease in water addition; there is only little change in rheological behavior with variation of ultrafine alumina and MgO fines additions. Optimum ultrafine alumina and microsilica additions are recommended for castables with good rheological behavior.

Effect of Treated Graphite on Properties of Al_2O_3-SiC-C Castables

Al2O3 - SiC - C castables with 2% pitch or 2%, 4% and 6% treated graphite, respectively, were prepared based on the basic formulation of traditional Al2O3 - SiC - C castables. The flowability of castables, and bulk density, volume stability, strength, oxidation resistance and slag resistance of specimens fired at 110 ℃, 1 100 ℃, and 1 500 9Z respectively were comparatively studied. The results showed that： （1） With carbon source changing from pitch to treated graphite and the increase of treated graphite addition, water addition of castables increased, bulk density of specimens fired at different temperatures increased firstly and then decreased, strength after drying decreased obviously, strength after firing and oxidation resistance changed slightly, hot modulus of rupture increased obviously; （2） Slag resistance of specimen with treated graphite was worse than that of specimen with the same amount of pitch, but the former was obviously improved with the increase of treated graphite addition.

Effect of Pelletized Graphite Addition on Properties of Al_2O_3-SiC-C Castables

Al2O3 - SiC - C castables with pelletized graphite addition of 0. 2%, 4% or 6% （by mass, the same hereinafter ） were prepared using brown fused corundum （8 - 5, 5 - 3 and 3 - 1 mm ） , dense fused corundum （ ≤1 and 0. 045 mm） and SiC （ ≤1 and ≤0. 064 mm） its main starting materials with mass ratio of aggregate： matrix = 71： 29, 2% silicon powder and 0. 4% B4C as antioxidants, and pelletized graphite as carbon source, Effect of pelletized graphite addition on physical properties, oxidation resistance, slag resistance arid thermal shock resistance of Al2O3 -SiC- C eastables was researched. The results show that： with the in.crease of pelletized graphite addition, the required water amount of castables increases, the bulk density and strength reduce; with 4% pelletized graphite, the eastable performs the best oxidation resistance; the increase of graphite is beneficial to the improvement of slag penetration resistance and corrosion resistance; with 6% pelletized graphite, the thermal shock resistance is the best.

Effects of Spherical Light-weight Aggregates Additions on Workability and Mechanical Properties of Al_2O_3-SiO_2 System Castables

In order to clarify the effect of spherical light-weight aggregates addition on properties of A12 07 - Si02 system castables, adopting ATO mullite traditional light-weight aggregates and ATO mullite spherical light-weight aggre- gates, bauxite homogenization powder, microsilica , cal- cium aluminate cement as main raw materials, light- weight Al2 03 - SiO2 system castables were prepared by replacing conventional light-weight aggregate with spherical light-weight aggregates. The effects of spheri- cal light-weight aggregates addition on workability, me- chanical properties of castables after heated at different temperatures were researched; the microstructure of the aggregates was analyzed by SEM. The result shows that the introduction of spherical light-weight aggregates can significantly improve the flowability and reduce the water addition of the castables. Water demand of the castable is reduced from 18% with the conventional light-weight aggregates to 14% with spherical light-weight aggre- gates. In addition, light-weight castables prepared by spherical aggregates can keep the same workability with- in a wider range of water addition. Therefore, spherical aggregates are user-friendly. The introduction of spheri- cal light-weight aggregates is favorable to packing densi- ty and mechanical properties of castables, such as cold crushing strength, cold modulus of rupture, hot modulus of rupture at 1 200℃.

Effects of Electro-fused Magnesia on Properties of Al_2O_3-SiC-C Castable

Al2O3-SiC-C castables for iron trough with fused magnesia powder （0, 3%, 6%, 9% and 12%） were prepared with brown fused corundum particles （5-3mm, 3-1mm, ≤1mm）, white fused corundum powder （≤0.088mm）, SiC particle （≤1mm） and powder （ ≤0.088mm）, fused magnesia powder （ ≤0. 088mm）, reactive α-Al2O3 micropowder, ultrafine SiO2 , Si powder and sphere pitch as main starting materials and calcium aluminate cement as binder. The specimens were fired at 1100℃ and 1450℃ for 3 h after vibrating moulding, curing, demoulding and drying at 110℃ for 24 h. Bulk density, apparent porosity, linear change rate, modulus of rupture, resistance to blast furnace slag, oxidation resistance, phase composition and microstructure of the specimens were analyzed. The results show that： （1） With fused magnesia addition increasing, apparent porosity increases, while bulk density, modulus of rupture and oxidation resistance decline, slag resistance varies slightly; （2） The main crystal phases in the specimens fired at 1450℃ for 3 h are 3C-SiC, 6H-SiC, corundum, periclase, reaction-synthesized spinel and mullite; the quantity of the formed spinel and mullite increases with the increase of fuzed magnesite addition; （3） Along the corroded side, spinel layer with about 80μm thickness forms at the co- rundum particles boundary.

Effect of Mild-calcined Coal Gangue Additionon Hot Strength and Refractoriness Under Loadof Ultra Low Cement Castablesin Al_2O_3-SiO_2 System

This work explored the way to improve hot modulus q/＇ rupture （HMOR） and refractoriness under load （RUL） by adding mild-calcined coal gangue （MCG） in Al2O3 -SiO2 ultra low cement （ULC） castables, making use of the in-situ effect of the MCG during heating-up. The influence of respective additions of 5%, 10% and 1.5% of the MCG powders calcined at 700℃ was investigated on HMOR at 1400 ℃ and RUL of the castables. With increased addition of the MCG, HMOR and RUL become significantly enhanced. At 10% of the MCG addition, HMOR reaches 3 MPa, as compared to 0. 3 MPa in the case of no MCG addition. RUL of the specimens dried at 110 ℃for 24 h can be increased by some 270 ℃ with 10% of the MCG addition. RUL 0.11 the specimens preheated at 1 500℃ for 3 h maintains the growth trend with the MCG addition increasing. The microstructure of the heated castable samples was investigated by means of SEM. The in-situ formed needle-like and interlaced mullite in the matrix is contributive to the tmprovement.

Application Research of Dense Sintered Alumina in Iron Runner Castables

Three different kinds of corundum aggregates-tabular sintered alumina, dense sintered alumina, and fused dense corundum-were introduced into the silica fume .free or silica fume containing Al2O3 -SiC - C iron runner castables to investigate their influences on the flow ability, linear change on heating, bulk density, apparent porosity, cold strength, hot modulus of rupture, therm, al shock resistance, slag resistance, oxidation resistance as well as wear resistance of Al2O3 - SiC - C iron runner castables. The results show that （ 1 ） compared with the specimens with fused dense corundum, the specimens with dense sintered alumina have equivalent installation property, slag resistance and oxidation resistance, equivalent or even higher cold modulus of rupture, cold crushing strength and hot modulus of rupture, exhibiting better thermal shock resistance and cold wear resistance ; （2） adopting bimodal alumina micropowder LISAL22RABL as well as water reducers ZX2 and ZD2 can well reduce the water requirement of silica fume free castables, solving the problem of deteriorated flow ability resulted from the lack of silica fume; since the lack of silica fume avoids the formation of low melting point liquid, the hot modulus of rupture and the thermal shock resistance of the silica fume free castables are both better than those of the silica fume containing castables ; （3） the density of the castable specimens with dense sintered alumina is 4% -6% lower than that of the castable specimens with Jhsed dense corundum so the refractories consumption of one iron runner reduces by 5% by using the tastable with dense sintered alumina, which obviously reduces the cost of refractories.

不同结合系统刚玉-方镁石-尖晶石浇注料的性能

对比研究了水泥结合和水合氧化铝结合的刚玉 -方镁石 -尖晶石浇注料的性能。结果表明 :二者相比 ,水合氧化铝结合浇注料的需水量较大 ,流动性较差 ,烧结致密化温度高 ,在 1 5 5 0℃下烧结后的强度和致密度低 ,但其抗热震性能及抗渣性能较好。

纯铝酸钙水泥对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料性能的影响

以板状刚玉为骨料,电熔白刚玉、电熔尖晶石、Al2O3微粉和纯铝酸钙水泥(Secar71)为基质,研究了纯铝酸钙水泥加入量对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料常温性能、高温强度和抗热震性能的影响。用X射线衍射仪分析了材料的物相组成。结果表明:随纯铝酸钙水泥加入的增加,烧后试样的抗折强度先增加后降低。1600℃烧后试样的热态强度在600～1000℃时变化不大,1000℃后快速下降。随纯铝酸钙水泥含量的增加,热震后试样的残余抗折强度和残余抗折强度保持率增加,抗热震性有所改善;纯铝酸钙水泥对浇注料的性能有显著的影响,主要与水泥中的CaO与AlO之间的反应产物有关。

水泥对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料抗侵蚀性影响研究

以板状刚玉为骨料,电熔白刚玉、电熔尖晶石、Al2O3微粉和纯铝酸钙水泥为基质,研究了纯铝酸钙水泥加入量对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料抗侵蚀性能的影响.结果表明:纯铝酸钙水泥加入量为4%时,浇注料的侵蚀、渗透指数最大,抗渣侵蚀性能最差;水泥含量≥6%时抗渣侵蚀、渗透指数明显下降,抗渣性逐渐改善.水泥加入量影响浇注料的抗侵蚀性能主要与基质中的物相组成和显微结构有关.随水泥加入量的增加,水泥中的CaO与Al2O3反应形成六铝酸钙,基质中刚玉的含量减少;渣中的CaO与刚玉颗粒反应形成六铝酸钙,产生体积膨胀堵塞气孔,抑制了渣的渗透,使得抗渣侵蚀性能得到改善.

α-Al2O3微粉对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料性能的影响

以优质白刚玉、高纯富铝尖晶石和α-Al2O3微粉(d50为4.596μm和2.148μm)为主要原料制备了刚玉-尖晶石浇注料,研究了α-Al2O3微粉加入量(质量分数分别为8%、12%和16%)对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料性能的影响。结果表明:1)随α-Al2O3微粉加入量增加,浇注料基质的流动性能提高;α-Al2O3微粉粒度较细时基质的流动性较好,而α-Al2O3微粉较粗时基质的流动性变差。2)增加α-Al2O3微粉加入量,刚玉-尖晶石浇注料的密度增加,强度明显提高,抗渣侵蚀性和抗渣渗透性明显改善,但α-Al2O3微粉加入过多时其抗热震性变差。α-Al2O3微粉的合适加入量为12%。3)与钢包渣相比,LF渣对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料的侵蚀性较大。4)采用优质电熔白刚玉、电熔尖晶石和α-Al2O3微粉,能够生产出性能优良的刚玉-尖晶石浇注料。

ZrO_2加入量对刚玉-尖晶石浇注料性能的影响

以板状刚玉颗粒（6～3、3～1和≤1mm）为骨料，电熔白刚玉粉（≤0．088和≤0．044mm）、电熔尖晶石细粉（≤0．044mm）、α-Al2O3微粉（≤5μm，d50=1．2μm）、纯铝酸钙水泥、单斜氧化锆（≤15μm，d50=6．2μm）为基质，按骨料与基质质量比为70：30配料，基质中纯铝酸钙水泥的加入量（质量分数，下同）为3％、α-Al2O3微粉为6％、电熔尖晶石细粉为10％，用单斜氧化锆等量替代电熔白刚玉细粉，其加入量分别为0、2％、4％、6％和8％，加水混匀后振动浇注成25mm×25mm×125mm的试样，于室温下养护24h后脱模，经110℃24h烘干后，分别经1100、1500、1600℃热处理3h。对各温度热处理后试样进行了常温物理性能、热态抗折强度、抗热震性能检测，并利用SEM对部分试样于1400℃高温抗折强度试验后的断口形貌进行了分析。结果表明：（1）随ZrO2加入量的增加，刚玉-尖晶石浇注料于1500和1600℃处理后的常温抗折强度降低，显气孔率升高，故ZrO2的加入对材料的烧结性略有负面影响。（2）随ZrO2加入量的增加，1600℃处理后试样的热态抗折强度下降，但热态抗折强度在1000℃以前变化较小，1000℃以后明显降低。（3）ZrO2的加入改善了试样的抗热震性能，其质量分数为2％时，1100℃水冷1次和3次后的强度保持率和残余强度最大。（4）本试验范围内ZrO2的最佳加入量为2％。