Effects of B_4 C and Si Antioxidant on Oxidation Resistance of Low-carbon MgO-C Brick

Low-carbon MgO - C specimens with dimension of Ф6 mm × 36 mm were prepared using fused magnesia, flake graphite and carbon black as main starting materials, thermoplastic phenolic resin as binder, hexamethyl ene tetramine as curing agent, Si powder （ w （Si） 〉 80%, particle size 〈0. 074 mm） and B℃ （ d90 =36. 5 μm ） as antioxidant, pressing under 200 MPa and drying at 200 ℃ for 24 h. The oxidation resistance tests were conducted at 600 ℃ , 1 000 ℃ and 1 400 ℃ for 2 h, respectively. Effects of B4C and Si antioxidant on oxidation resistance of low-carbon MgO - C brick were studied by comparing the areas of the decarburized layers. The results shaw that： （1） When Si powder addition is 3%, at 600 ℃ and 1 000 ℃, the specimens with 0. 5% B4C perform good oxidation resistance; at 1 400 ℃, the oxidation resistance of the specimens is improved with the addition of B4C increasing, and that of the specimen with 0. 7% B4 C is the best. （2） When B4C addition is 0. 5%, at 600 ℃ and 1 000 ℃ ,the oxidation resistances of the specimens with 3% and 5% Si powder are similar, which are better than that of the specimen with 1% Si powder; and at 1 400 ℃ , the oxidation resistance of the specimens is improved obviously with the addition of Si powder increasing, and that of the specimen with 5% Si powder is the best. （3） Bused on the results, it is believed that the low-carbon MgO - C brick with 0. 5% B4C and 3% Si powder performs the best oxidation resistance.

Research of Lignin Modified Phenol Formaldehyde Resin Bonded Magnesia Carbon Bricks

In order to reduce the cost and to improve the low temperature bonding strength of phenol formaldehyde resin（ PF）,the lignin modified phenol formaldehyde resin（ LPF） was synthesized using calcium lignosulfonate as a partial replacement of phenol,and sodium hydroxide as catalyzer. Then the magnesia carbon bricks were prepared using the LPF as binder. Different process conditions of LPFs such as calcium lignosulfonate additions（ 10%,20%,30%,40% and 50%,in mass,the same hereinafter）,catalyzer additions（ extra added,1%,2%,3%,4% and 5%） and reaction times（ 1,1. 5,2,2. 5 and 3 h） were investigated. Effects of prepared LPFs on properties of magnesia carbon bricks（ baked at 200 ℃ for 24 h） were researched in order to modify the synthesizing conditions of LPFs. Cold physical properties and hot modulus of rupture of magnesia carbon bricks bonded by LPF and by traditional PF after baked at 200 ℃ for 24 h and fired at 1 200 ℃ for 3 h were compared,respectively. The results show that the optimal synthesizing conditions of LPF for preparing magnesia carbon bricks are 30% calcium lignosulfonate,1% catalyzer,and 2 h reaction time. The magnesia carbon bricks bonded by the optimal LPF achieve：（ 1） the bulk densities 2. 84 g · cm- 3and 2. 82g·cm- 3,apparent porosities 9. 6% and 14. 6%,moduli of rupture 17. 8 MPa and 6. 4 MPa,crushing strengths72. 3 MPa and 48. 7 MPa,after baked at 200 ℃ and1 200 ℃,respectively;（ 2） the hot modulus of rupture7. 3 MPa after fired at 1 400 ℃. The above properties are better than those of the magnesia carbon brick bonded by PF.

Development of Reproducing Alumina-Magnesia-Carbon Bricks

The reproducing alumina-magnesia-carbon bricks were prepared with the dumped bricks as starting materials. The bulk density, apparent porosity, crushing strength, modolus of rupture and slag resistance of the specimen were analyzed. The results show that the used refractories can be reused and recycled by the right method. The reproducing alumina-magnesia-carbon bricks with better abilities were prepared.

Magnesia Carbon Bricks

1 Scope This standard specifies the classification, technical requirements, test methods, quality appraisal procedures, packing, marking, transportation, storage, and quality certificate of magnesia carbon bricks.

Synthesis of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel-corundum Composite with Waste Slide Plate and Magnesia Carbon Brick

Magnesium aluminate spinel -corundum composite was prepared with waste slide plate and magnesia carbon brick. Microstructure and sintering ability of as-prepared magnesium aluminate spinel -corundum composite were investigated with XRD, SEM, and DSC/TG. With the addition of waste slide plate increasing or synthesis tem- perature rising, the bulk density of the specimen increases and the apparent porosity decreases, but the crystallinity of the specimen decreases and the magnesium alaminate spinel phase increases. The obtained composite contains 72% spinel and 26% corundum. Primary phase and secondary phase are bonded by glass phase. The results show that it is feasible to synthesis magnesium aluminate spinel - corundum material with waste slide plate and magnesia carbon brick.

Magnesia Carbon Brick

1 Scope This standard specifies the classification, technical requirements, test method, inspection rules, marking, packing, transportation and storage of magnesia carbon brick.

The Properties of the Carbonated Brick Made of Steel Slag-slaked Lime Mixture

The properties of the carbonated brick made of steel slag-slaked lime mixture such as strength, drying shrinkage, water absorption and soundness were mainly investigated. The experimental results indicate that, after carbonation, the strength of the brick increases, its drying shrinkage reduces, and its soundness becomes eligible. The optimal slaked lime/steel slag（SL/SS） ratio for the carbonated brick is 0.2 and the asprepared brick meets the requirements of the Chinese standard for MU20-grade building bricks, additionally, it also demonstrates prominent environmental benefits. The XRD and pore structure analyses indicate that the excellent properties of this carbonated brick are attributed to the formation of carbonate crystals and the dense structure due to the carbonation.

Development of a Thermoplastic Magnesia Carbon Brick ——“A Cold Process Flexible System”

Conventional resin bonded MgO-C bricks, which are manufactured via cold mixing process, harden and attain brittleness during carbonization of resin due to the formation of isotropic glassy carbon. They do not exhibit thermo-plasticity, which can facilitate the release of huge amount of stresses generated during preheating or in operation. On the contrary, pitch bonded MgO-C bricks, show better pyro-plasticity due to formation of an anisotropic and graphitized coke structure during carbonization of pitch. Hence, pitch bonded bricks show a superior structural spalling resistance in comparison to resin-bonded bricks. One of the drawbacks of pitch-bonded bricks is that the manufacturing requires a hot mixing process and hot pressing facility. This paper describes how a combination of above two processes was optimized to make a MgO-C brick via cold process. These bricks exhibit a low Modulus of Elasticity and thereby facilitate release of stresses during operation. Normal coal tar pitch is considered as an environmental hazard due to the presence of polyaromatic hydrocarbons like benzopyrene B [ a ] P. So, a special binder with a low B[ a ] P was selected, which is eco-friendly in nature. Such bricks were made in our plant in China and supplied to an integrated steel plant in Europe for their ladle. The bricks supplied have given encouraging life.

Effect of Ti(C,N) on Properties of Low-carbon MgO-C Bricks

The effect of Ti （ C, N） on properties of low-carbon MgO - C bricks was investigated. The phase composition and the microstructure of the matrix of low-carbon MgO - C brick containing Ti （ C, N） were studied by XRD and SEM analysis together with EDS. The results showed that Ti （ C, N） distributed in the matrix of lowcarbon MgO - C brick uniformly after being treated at 1 600 ~C for 3 h in coke powder bed, and Ti （C, N） and MgO formed a solid solution. After the treatment at 1 600 ℃ for 3 h in coke powder bed, the bulk density and cold crushing strength of low-carbon MgO - C brick with Ti （ C, N） decreased, and the apparent porosity and linear change rate of specimens increased. The oxidation resistance of low-carbon MgO - C brick with Ti（ C, N） was superior to that of low-carbon MgO - C brick with no additives, but inferior to that of low-car- bon MgO - C brick with Al powder. The slag resistance of the specimen with Ti （ C, N） was excellent as well.

The Effect of Graphite Particle Size on Properties of Low Carbon MgO-C Composite Materials

The effects of graphite granularity on the properties of low carbon MgO-C based materials have been investigated in the work. Large crystal fused magnesia, natural flake graphite with different particle sizes and anti-oxidant were adopted as raw material for preparation of specimens. However, the results show that the physical properties, oxidation resistance and thermal shock resistance of low carbon MgO-C materials with content of 4.0wt% graphite are improved obviously through the use of special and suitable size graphite. The excellent performance achieved was considered as a result of microstructure modification of MgO-C materials. Therefore, it is suggested that both fine and micro grade natural flake graphite used for production of low carbon MgO-C bricks.

Comparative Analysis on New Type Carbon Free Lining and Traditional Carbon Containing Lining Applied on 120-ton LF-RH Refining Ladles

In some steel making workshops, the existed inher- ent weaknesses of traditional carbon containing brick working lining, such as joint opening, vertical cracking of lining, and excessive erosion of brick edge, made it hard to satis]~ the demands of advanced steel produc- tion. A new-type carbon free corundum spinel brick and castable were developed based on the matrix optimized analysis, successfully applied for ultra-low carbon steel production. The advantages of the newly developed car- bon free working lining are mainly as follows： I ） the inherent weaknesses of joint opening, vertical cracking of lining, excessive erosion of brick edge, etc. are sur- mounted successfully, which improves the operational safety of ladles; 2 ） the outer temperature of the ladle shell decreases by 45 -50 ℃ compared with that of the traditional carbon containing brick lining; 3） the service life of new-type working lining is 150 -170 heats, near- ly doubling that of the traditional carbon containing brick lining; the specific eonaumption of refractories per ton steel decreases by about 20% ; 4） the carbon pickup of mohen steel is not obvious which is merely 5 - 10 ppm, which satisfies the demands of low ＆ ultra low carbon steel production.

Effects of Resins with Different Molecular Structures on Properties of MgO-C Bricks

Resins PFG-4 , PFG-8 and a reference resin （resin A） were used as binders of MgO - C bricks, effects of the resins with different molecular structures on wettability of magnesia, on physical properties, mechanical properties, oxidation resistance and thermal expansion properties of MgO- C bricks were researched. The results show that the microstructures of solidified resins with different mo- lecular structures are different, which have obvious effect on the cold mechanical properties of MgO - C brick, but little effect on the oxidation resistance, thermal perform- ance and expansion properties.

Properties of Phenolic Resins——CarboresP Binders for Magnesite Carbon Refractories

An environmental friendly carbonaceous material- carboresP （one of the Carbores series materials） was investigated for the production of MgO-C refractories in laboratory scale and field tests. The MgO-C specimens were produced with different CarboresP contents. The bulk density （180℃ × 48h）, CCS, apparent porosity （1000℃ ×3h ） and hot modulus of rupture （1400℃ ×0. 5h ） were tested and contrasted. The appropriate amount of carboresP was 1.0%. The amount of metallic additions can be partially substituted （reduced to 1.5% ）. The microstructure of resin-carboresP binder is anisotropic structure with high oxidation resistance and good thermal-shock stability. The Stress/strain curve indicates that the characteristic length, （LCH） of MgO-C brick with resin/CarboresP bonding has been improved, which means the MgO-C bricks have good mechanical flexibility and stresses absorbability. Field tests were done in slag line of a 40t LF-VD refining steel ladle using Resin/CarboresP bonded ＂ MT-14A MgO-C bricks. The result shows that the MgO-C bricks by ＂soft bonding＂ have good physical properties and excellent workability during production of the bricks . In contrast with traditional MgO-C brick used for secondary refining furnaces, the spalling tendency of the bricks could be reduced significantly. The average lining life of the resin/ CarboresP bricks has increased by 18. 4% comparing with the pure resin-bonded types.

Changes in Soil Properties with Distance in Brick Kiln Areas around Barisal

The study was conducted to evaluate the changes in soil properties due to the impacts of brick kiln in the vicinity of the Kirtonkhola River, Barisal. The study was carried out by determining the physical, physico-chemical and chemical characteristics of soil. During the entire study period, moisture content of soil ranged from 18.77% to 56.49%;bulk density and particle density varies from 0.23 - 0.53 g/cm3 and 1.11 - 3.15 g/cm3, respectively;soil porosity varies from 60.36% to 88.14%;pH varies from 6.98 to 8.85 and organic carbon content varies from 0.22% to 1.4%. The finding revealed that the pH of the soil decreased with increasing distance from the kiln;moisture content and organic carbon increased with distance;particle density was more or less in ideal condition for plant growth but bulk density and porosity indicates poor soil structure which is unfavourable for plant.

Properties,Performance and Quality Control of Recycled MgO-C Bricks

Properties, section structure and service results of recycled MgO-C bricks and new MgO-C bricks for ladle slag line of Baosteel were analyzed and compared, and the measures of improving stability and quality of recycled MgO-C bricks were summarized. The results show that： （1） High quality recycled MgO-C materials can be produced by scientific, meticulous and strict management for every process such as dismantling furnace, selection, removing impurity and slag, stacking and homogenization ; （2） Using high quality recycled materials and reasonable production technique, recycled MgO-C bricks with better properties and service efficiency than those of new MgO-C brick can be produced; （3） Service efficiency of recycled MgO - C bricks is good because of its high density, good oxidation resistance and reasonable structure.

Eco-Friendly Smokeless Al_2O_3-SiC-C Brick for Hot Metal Ladle

Hot metal transfer ladles were historically lined with high alumina refractories because of compatibility of high alumina refractories with the highly acidic slag, which is transferred .from the iron making plant along with hot metal. With the introduction of higher capacity ladles, technological advancement in the process and increased productivity, calls for a higher campaign life of hot metal ladles, which could not be performed by ordinary high alumina refractories. Resin bonded Al2O3- SiC-C （hereinafter ASC ） bricks gradually developed which at present taking place replacing the conventional refractories. Considerable work has been carried out in developing the ASC refractory to reach the present state. However, for higher capacity ladles still there is a lot of scope for improvement. The present paper deals with the newly developed ASC bricks, which was used in 165 ton capacity hot metal ladles in one European plant and has given a substantial increase in performance. But, the customer was not fuUy satisfied since the brick was reported to produce smokes during preheating of the ladle. In the subsequent supply the smoke generation problem was taken care by adjusting the binders and additives and eco-friendly bricks were re-engineered and supplied to the same plant, which also performed splendidly and created all time record in their plant history.

Effect of Al_2O_3-SiC Composite Powder on Properties of Al_2O_3-SiC一C Bricks

Al2O3-SiC-C specimens were prepared using white fused corundum （3-1,≤1 and ≤0.044 mm）,Al2O3-SiC composite powders （d50 ≤ 5 μm）,α-Al2O3 micropowder （d50 =1.2 μm）,SiC powder （≤ 0.044 mm）,flake graphite （≤ 0.088 mm）,Si powder （d50 =42.8 μm） and B4C powder （d50 ≤10 μm） as main starting materials,and thermosetting phenolic resin as binder.4%,8%,12% and 16% （in mass,the same hereinafter） of Al2O3-SiC composite powders substituted the same quantity of α-Al2O3 micropowder ＋ SiC powder.Effects of composite powder additions on apparent porosity,bulk density,cold modulus of rupture,cold crushing strength,hot modulus of rupture （1 400 ℃）,thermal shock resistance （1 100 ℃,water quenching） and oxidation resistance （1 000 and 1 500 ℃） of Al2O3-SiC -C specimens after 180 ℃ curing,1 000 ℃ 3 h carbon-embedded firing and 1 500 ℃ 3 h carbon-embedded firing,respectively,were researched.The results indicate that：（1） with the increase of Al2O3-SiC composite powder,cold strengths of the cured specimens decline,those of the specimens fired at 1 000 ℃ change a little,and those of the specimens fired at 1 500 ℃ change a little except for an obvious improvement of cold crushing strength ; （2） with the increase of Al2O3-SiC composite powder,hot modulus of rupture at 1 400 ℃ decreases and thermal shock resistance enhances significantly; （3） when Al2O3-SiC composite powder addition is 4%,the oxidation resistance at 1 500 ℃ is the best,and the reason may be the composite powder is finer and more active,which is beneficial to form dense mullite protective layer to retard the O2 diffusion into the specimens.

CFRP-聚合物砂浆加固震损构造柱约束砖砌体墙试验研究

为研究斜向碳纤维布条带或斜向聚合物砂浆条带与外覆角钢组合的加固方式对震后砌体结构的加固效果,对模拟经过地震作用的三面带构造柱约束砌体墙片进行抗震加固,并进行拟静力试验。三面砌体墙均采用角钢外覆加固,面层采用不同方式处理。研究结果表明:采用碳纤维布-聚合物砂浆条带的加固方式能很好地恢复震损墙体的承载能力和变形能力;碳纤维布条带在限制裂缝开展以及提高震损结构延性方面有一定贡献;面层采用斜向聚合物砂浆条带加固的震损墙体延性和承载力均较低。工程实际应用中,建议考虑两种材料的复合加固形式。

沙漠砂蒸压砖耐久性能的试验研究

利用沙漠砂研发的蒸压砖是一种新型建筑墙体材料,为研究这种墙体材料在新疆高烈度寒区的使用性能,依据《蒸压灰砂实心砖和实心砌块》标准对MU15的沙漠砂蒸压砖的软化系数、抗冻性能及碳化性能进行试验研究,并利用SEM及压汞技术对沙漠砂蒸压砖在各试验中强度变化的机理进行分析。结果表明:沙漠砂蒸压砖具有较好的抗冻性能和抗碳化的能力,冻融循环30次后的强度损失率仅为7.0%,完全碳化后的碳化系数为1.17,但软化系数一般,沙漠砂蒸压砖的软化系数仅为0.74;沙漠砂蒸压砖在冻融循环前期由于水化反应仍在进行,强度有所增加,随着冻融循环的不断增加,内部出现空洞,强度开始下降;沙漠砂蒸压砖碳化后的产物为颗粒状的CaCO3晶体,CaCO3晶体覆盖在砖体的表面,改善了孔径,提升了力学性能。

高炉炉缸侧壁碳复合砖残余厚度和热面处保护层厚度传热模型分析

山东泰山钢铁集团有限公司(简称泰钢)1号高炉自2019年10月开炉投产以来,炉缸热电偶温度基本保持较低的温度。通过建立一维稳态传热模型计算碳复合砖的残余厚度和热面处保护层的厚度。结果表明,炉缸底部侧壁的碳复合砖侵蚀量较少,炉缸铁口中心线附近碳复合砖侵蚀量较多,高炉炉缸区域未出现“象脚状”侵蚀。高炉炉缸内保护层的厚度随着高度的增加而增大,富铁保护层易在铁口中心线以下形成,富渣保护层易在铁口中心线以上形成。碳复合砖中的主要成分氧化铝几乎不与铁水发生反应,而二氧化硅会与铁水发生反应。铁水渗透进入碳复合砖的临界孔隙为2.030μm,远大于其平均孔隙0.238μm,因此,采用碳复合砖有利于抵抗铁水的侵蚀。