简介:MgO-ZrO2unfiredbrickswithZrO2contentupto8%attheintervalof2%wereprepared,usingfusedmagnesia(MgO:97%)andfusedMgO-ZrO2clinker(ZrO2:14.33%)asstartingmaterialsandphenolicresinasbinder.TheeffectsofZrO2contentonthermalshockresistance(TSR)andotherpropertiessuchascoldandhotmodulusofrupturehavebeeninvestigated.Residualcoldmodulusofruptureratioafterheatingat1000℃andquenchingbyairblowingwasadoptedtocharacterizeTSR.AdditionoftheMgO-ZrO2clinkerimprovesTSR,attributingtothemicrocracktougheningeffectbythermalexpansionmismatchbetweendifferentphases.WhenZrO2contentgoesabove4%,theimprovingeffecttendstobemoderate.TheintroductionofMgO-ZrO2clinkercanalsoimprovetheHMORat1500℃,whiletheincreasedZrO2contentreducesCMORofthebricksprefiredat1600℃,duetothethermalexpansionmismatcheffect.Compromisingtheoverallproperties,theoptimalZrO2contentforsuchmagnesiabasedunfiredbrickissuggestedtobe4%.
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简介:Thisworkinvestigatedthethermo-gravimetric(TG)changeandexplosionresistanceofultra-lowcementAl2O3-SiO2castablesaddedwith0,5%,10%,15%and20%of≤74μmrawbauxitepowderscontaining72.8%Al2O3,respectively.Thecastableswerepreparedusingwhitefusedaluminaasaggregate,powdersofwhitefusedalumina,fusedmullite,α-Al2O3ultrafines,3%CAcementand5%microsilicaasthematrixportion.TGchangeofthecastableswasinvestigatedbyathermo-gravimetricanalyzerforlargesizespecimen.Whentherawbauxiteadditionislessthan10%,themass-losingbehaviorofthecastablesissimilartothatwithoutrawbauxite,tendingtoreachaconstantmassaround400℃,beforewhichthemass-lossismildandproducinglittledestructiveinfluence.Withmorethan10%rawbauxiteaddition,however,themass-lossincreasessignificantly,andthetemperaturetoreachaconstantmassincreasesto600℃orhigher,unfavorabletostructuralstabilization.Withtherawbauxiteadditionupto20%,nonegativeinfluenceonexplosionresistanceisfound.