Effects of Spherical Aggregates Addition on Properties of Al2O3-SiO2 System Castables

Compared with traditional aggregates,spherical aggregates with high flowability,easy control of particle size distribution and favor of dense packing and so on,are expected to replace traditional aggregates as important raw materials for future high performance refractories. Therefore,investigation of effects of spherical aggregates addition on properties of refractories becomes very meaningful. Using A70 mullite traditional aggregates and A70 mullite spherical aggregates, bauxite homogenization powder,microsilica,and calcium aluminate cement as raw materials,different AlO-SiOsystem low cement castables were prepared by replacing conventional aggregates with spherical aggregates. The effect of spherical aggregates addition on workability and mechanical properties of castables after heated at different temperatures was researched,and microstructure of the specimen was analyzed by SEM. Compared with traditional irregularly shaped aggregates,spherical aggregates endow castables with better flowability and easy pump ability. By introduction of spherical aggregates into the castables,flowability and pumpability are significantly improved,and water addition and ball completely sunk time are reduced. The introduction of spherical aggregates is favorable to density and cold crushing strength of castables,but unfavorable to CMOR. The effect of spherical aggregates addition on HMOR at1 400 ℃ can be negligible. Microstructure analysis showsthat the boundary bonding between spherical aggregates and matrix is strong,similar to the traditional aggregates.

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℃.

Influence of Kyanite Content on Microstructures and Properties of Castables Containing Spherical Lightweight Mullite Aggregates

Five lightweight mullite castables were prepared using the lightweight mullite aggregate（M45A） with narrow particle size distribution and spherical shape,mullite powder（M45P）,kyanite powder,microsilica and Secar 71 cement as raw materials. After the specimens fired at 1100 ℃,1200 ℃ and 1300 ℃ for 3h,respectively,the effects of kyanite contents（ 8%,10%,12%,14%,16% by mass） on the physical properties,phase composition and microstructures were investigated through an X-ray diffractometer（ XRD）,a scanning election microscopy（ SEM） and a microscopy measurement method,etc. The results show that,for the specimens fired at 1300 ℃ with the kyanite content from 8%to16%, the bulk densities and apparent porosities change little,but the cold modulus of rupture and the crushing strengths decrease significantly,and the linear change rates increase from-0.87% to 0.64%. The most apposite mode is the specimen containing 12% kyanite fired at 1300 ℃, which has a high crushing strength of 29.3 MPa,a low linear change of 0.18%,an apparent porosity of 36.8% and a bulk density of 1.73 g/cm^3.

Preparation of Microporous Corundum and Its Effect on Properties of Al_2O_3-MgO Castables

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.

蓝晶石含量对球形45莫来石轻骨料浇注料显微结构及性能的影响

为改善含球形45莫来石轻骨料浇注料的体积稳定性和显微结构,引入了不同含量的蓝晶石(w=8%、10%、12%、14%、16%)。采用X-射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜等对1300℃保温3 h煅烧后试样的物相组成、显微结构与性能进行了表征。研究发现:随着蓝晶石含量的增加,1300℃煅烧后试样的强度显著降低,线变化率由-0.87%逐渐增加至0.64%,骨料基质结合程度先变好后变差。综合考虑各项性能,含12%蓝晶石的试样综合性能最优:1.73g/cm3的体积密度,36.8%的显气孔率,29.3 MPa的耐压强度,0.18%的线变化率,0.58 W/(m·K)的导热系数(800℃)和1339℃(T_(0.6))的荷重软化温度。

骨料对铝镁质浇注料性能的影响

研究了白刚玉、棕刚玉及矾土熟料三种骨料对铝镁质浇注料性能的影响。结果表明 :棕刚玉骨料浇注料和矾土熟料骨料浇注料具有较好的流动性、高温烧结性和抗渣性 ,但它们的热震稳定性都较差。

轻烧铝矾土骨料对Al_2O_3-SiO_2质超低水泥浇注料性能的影响

为实现Al2O3-SiO2质浇注料的轻量化而采用部分轻烧铝矾土骨料，将伽（Al2O3）为71％的铝矾土生料分别经900和1100℃轻烧，破碎分级成5—3、3～1和≤1mm的骨料。在矾土基超低水泥浇注料基础配比中，分别以质量分数15％、30％和45％的轻烧骨料等量取代特级矾土熟料，检测了各项常规性能并借助扫描电镜观察了显微结构。结果表明：随轻烧骨料加入量的增多，浇注料的需水量增加，显气孔率增加，体积密度下降；1350℃烧后的加热永久线变化率呈下降趋势，但即使加入轻烧料高达45％（W）时，仍能保持残余膨胀；烘干后的抗折强度有所下降，但对1000和1350℃烧后抗折强度影响不大，甚至1000℃烧后的强度有所增加；1300℃的高温抗折强度有所降低。对于使用温度在1350℃以下气氛炉用铝硅质浇注料，用900～1100℃轻烧铝矾土骨料部分取代其熟料骨料，可实现浇注料的轻量化。