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