简介：Al2O3-MgOcastableshavebeenwidelyusedforworkingliningsofsteelladleduetotheirsuperiorhotstrengthandcorrosionresistance.Inthiswork,effectsofmicrosilica,ultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditionsontherheologicalbehaviorofthecastableswereinvestigatedbymeansofIBBrheometerV1.0tomeasuretorque(shearstress)undervaryingshearrates.Theresultsshowthatrheologicalpropertiesofcastablesatvaryingshearratesaresignificantlyimprovedwithincreaseofmicrosilicaadditions(from1mass%to5mass%)andcorrespondingdecreaseinwateraddition;thereisonlylittlechangeinrheologicalbehaviorwithvariationofultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditions.Optimumultrafinealuminaandmicrosilicaadditionsarerecommendedforcastableswithgoodrheologicalbehavior.

简介：DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.

简介：Researchonnewtypesofcastables,pre-castassemblypartsandthermalinsulationmaterialswithgoodresistancetowear,thermalshockanderosion,andlowthermalconductivity,wasdonetosolveproblemsofhighsystemenergyconsumption,crackingandspallingofpartialliningandmismatchoffurnacetopmaterialandhangingmaterialandsoon,causedbyunreasonabledesignofChina'sAl(OH)3dilutephasefluidizedbedroastingfurnacelining.Severaldifficultproblemssuchasthematchingofdifferentmaterials,preservationofexpansionjointsamongdifferentzonesandreasonablemechanicaldistributionofliningweresolved.'Integratedfurnace'conceptwasestablishedincludingrefractoriesR&D,liningstructuredesign,constructionoptimization,furnacewarmingtechnology,initialoperationandliningmaintenancetechnology.Thekeytechnologiesofhigh-efficiencyandenergy-savingforfurnacesweredeveloped.TheseachievementshavebeenappliedtoChina'sAl(OH)3dilutephasefluidizedbedroastingfurnacestoreduceenergyconsumptionby1000MJpertonalumina,enhancethecapacityandreducetheexhaustgasemission.

简介：Cr2O3canbesinteredwellat1500℃incarbon-embeddedconditionorH2atmosphere.Butthehighchromebearingrefractoriescannotreachdensificationwhensinteredat1700℃for10hinweakreducingatmosphereformedbythecombustionoffuel,anditsapparentporosityisabout18%.Thehighchromebearingrefractoriesaremainlyusedincoalgasifiers.Thetemperatureinthefurnaceisabout1500℃andtheproductsareH2andCO,whicharejustthesinteringconditionsofthedensechromerefractorieswithapparentporositylessthan10%.Thehighchromebearingrefractoriesusedincoalgasifiersmaybesinteredagainandthenshrink,destroyingthegasifierlining.Thethermodynamiccalculationshowsthatitissafeaboutthehighchromebearingrefractoriesusedingasifiers.Itisalsoexplainedthatthehighchromebearingrefractoriescan’tbesintereddenselyinweakreducingatmosphereformedbythecombustionoffuel.Thenewsinteringtechnologiescanbeusedtoimprovethebulkdensityofthehighchromebearingrefractories.