SlagcorrosionresistanceofMgOZrO2refractorieswasinvestigatedinthiswork.Theresultsindicatethatinanon-orientedelectricsteelslagsystemwithahighratioofcalciatosilica,theslagresistanceofMgOZrO2refractoriescanbedescribedasfollows:ZrO2reactswithCaOformingcalciumzirconatecompoundwhichstrengthensthematerialandblocksthechanneloftheslaginfiltration;however,inanorientedelectricsteelslagsystemwithahighconcentrationofsilicaandthelowratioofcalciatosilica,theslagcorrosionresistanceofMgOZrO2refractoriesisdifferent;ZrO2reactswithCaOformingthecalciumzirconateandsimultaneouslyonemoreproductC2Saswell;C2Scanimprovecorrosionresistancebyblindingporeandenhancingslagviscosity;therefore,itisexpectedtobethemajorreasonfortheenhancedcorrosionresistanceobservedforMgOZrO2refractories.
