简介:Thedevelopmentofefficientbondingagentsisoneaspectoftheadvancementofrefractories.Basedonanewlydevelopedbindersystem,anewgenerationoftar-resinbondedmagnesiacarbonproductswithhighperformancehasbeendeveloped.Furthermore,thebindersystemcharacterizedbyhighcarbonyieldaftercarbonizationresultsinforminganextremelystrongcarbonbonding.Itcanimproverefractoriespropertiestogetnewproductwithmoreadvantagesthanoldrefractories:moreeconomic,lowercostandlowtoxicity.Tar-resinisnotonlyusedinshapedrefractories,butalsoinmorerefractoriestypes,suchasmonolithicrefractories.ImmersionexperimentsofMgO-Cmonolithicrefractoriessamplesinliquidsteelat1600℃havebeencarriedoutforsteelmakingindustry.TheseexperimentsshowedtheformationofadenseandcontinuousMgOrichlayer,ontheinterfacebetweenrefractoryandsteel,andthepossibleformationofinclusionsaslargeclustersprotrudingfromtherefractorysurface.Forthemechanicalproperties,thepowderwasheatedupto1400℃inairtoremovecarbon,andwassubsequentlyformedintobrickshape.StandardASTMwasusedtodeterminetheMOR,porosityanddensity.Itisfoundthatantioxidantmaterialsplayanimportantroleinimprovingthemechanicalproperties.
简介:MobarakehsteelCompanyproduces3milliontonsofsteelannuallywitheight180tonsEBTfurnaces.Differenttypesofmagnesia-carbonrefractorieshavebeenemployedatslaglineduringlast5years.InthepresentstudythewearandcorrosionofMgO-Crefractoriesofthesefurnaceshavebeenstudiedviapost-mortemanalysisofusedbricksandtheobservationofoperationaleffects.Laboratorycorrosiontestswerealsoarrangedtoinvestigatetheeffectofslagchemistryandthemechanismofchemicalcorrosion.Characterizationofdifferentmagnesia-carbonbricksclarifiedthatthecrystalsize,typeandchemistryofmagnesiaaswellasgraphitestructurehavethemaininfluenceoncorrosionresistance.TheCaO:SiO2ratioinslagalsoplaysavitalroleinthewearofslaglinerefractories.Theironoxidecontentofslagalsohasamajorroleingraphiteoxidation.Ofmetallurgicalparameters,theelectricpowerinputandthecontacttimehavegreatinfluenceonrefractorieslife.TheresultswillbediscussedwithemphasisonparticularoperationalfactorsinMobarakehsteelplant.
简介:EffectsofAl—Siadditiononhotmodulusofrupture(HMOR),thermalshockresistance
简介:TheeffectofTi(C,N)onpropertiesoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickswasinvestigated.Thephasecompositionandthemicrostructureofthematrixoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickcontainingTi(C,N)werestudiedbyXRDandSEManalysistogetherwithEDS.TheresultsshowedthatTi(C,N)distributedinthematrixoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickuniformlyafterbeingtreatedat1600℃for3hincokepowderbed,andTi(C,N)andMgOformedasolidsolution.Afterthetreatmentat1600℃for3hincokepowderbed,thebulkdensityandcoldcrushingstrengthoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithTi(C,N)decreased,andtheapparentporosityandlinearchangerateofspecimensincreased.Theoxidationresistanceoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithTi(C,N)wassuperiortothatoflow-carbonMgO-Cbrickwithnoadditives,butinferiortothatoflow-carbonMgO-CbrickwithAlpowder.TheslagresistanceofthespecimenwithTi(C,N)wasexcellentaswell.
简介:ThepaperdescribestheeffectofadditivesAl,Si,SiCandB4ContheexpansionofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialafterbeingcoked.TheresultsindicatethatAlandSicannotincreaseitshotandcoldstrength.AlandSiwereoxidizedtoformAl2O3andSiO2respectively,andthenreactedwithCaZrO3orstabilizerinc-ZrO2toformcalciumaluminate,spinel(MA),dicalciumsilicate(C2S)andforsterite(M2S).Meanwhile,α-C2Swastransformedtoγ-C2Sandc-ZrO2tom-ZrO2whentemperaturechanged.AlltheabovereactionsresultedinthedecreaseoftheamountofAl4C3andSiCandtheincreaseinbulkvolume,whichcausedthestructureofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialdestroyed.Hence,contrarytotheMgO-Cmaterial,whenaddingAl.andSi,theMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialwouldbestructurallydeterioratedafterheat-treatmentanditsstrengthandcorrosionresistancedecreased.
简介:BycarbothermalreductionofMgOwithblackcarbonasreductionagentatahightemperature,MgOwasdepositedonthesurfaceofMgO-CaOclinker(ascoating)toimprovetheclinker'shydrationresistance.Inthepaper,effectofdepositiontemperatureandholdingtimeonthehydrationresistanceofthetreatedMgO-CaO,thedepositionmechanismandMgOcoatingkineticswereinvestigatedwithhydrationresistancetest,X-raydiffractometry(XRD)andscanningelectronicmicroscope(SEM).ResultsshowedMgOcoatinggrewina2DmodeonthesurfaceofMgO-CaOparticles;theMgOcoatingimprovedthehydrationresistanceofthecoatedMgO-CaOclinker,andthecoatedclinkerwouldbecomestrongerwhencoatedathigherdepositiontemperatureandlongerholdingtime.ThemeasurementsalsofoundthatMgOdepositionprocessvariedwiththedepositiontemperature:itwasmainlyachemical-controlledprocessattemperaturesbetween1400-1500℃,withanapparentactivationenergy(AAE)of97.8kJ·mol~(-1);itwouldchangeintoadiffusion-controlledprocesswhenthetemperaturerisingto1500-1600℃,withapparentactivationenergyof19.2kJ·mol~(-1).
简介:Thedependenceofperpendicularmagneticanisotropy(PMA)onthebarrierlayerMgOthicknessinMgO/CoFeB/Tamultilayersisinvestigated.TheresultsshowthatthestrongestPMAoccursinasmallwindowofabout2-4nmwiththeincreaseofMgOthicknessfroml-10nm.ThecrystallinedegreeofMgOandthechangeofinteratomicdistancealongtheout-of-planedirectionmaybethemainreasonsforthechangeofPMAinthesemultilayers.Moreover,theroughnessesof2-and4-nm-thickMgOsamplesare3.163and1.8nm,respectively,andboththesamplesshowPMA.TheseresultscouldbeusedtotunethemagneticcharacteristicoftheultrathinCoFeBfilmforfutureapplicationsinperpendicularmagneticdevices.
简介:ThefracturetoughnessofMgOpartiallystabilizedzirconia(MgO-PSZ)hasbeenmea-suredbythehardnessindentationmethod.TheinfluencesofheattreatmentonthefracturetoughnessK1cofMgO-PSZwerestudied,ItwasfoundthatthefracturetoughnessofMgO-PSZcanbegreatlychangedbydifferentheattreatmentprofile.Thefracturetoughnesswasimprovedbytheheattreatmentat1100℃afteragingat1400℃,TherewasthegreatestK1cvalue(11.30MPa.m^1/2)ofthesamplesagedat1400℃for2hfollowedbyasubse-quentannealat1100℃for10h.ThechangesinthemicrostructureofMgO-PSZceramicsagedwithdifferentthermaltreatmentwerestudieddbyuseoftransmissionelectronmicroscopy.