简介:Hexagonplate-likeAl8B4C7powdersweresuccessfullysynthesizedusingamixtureofdiborontrioxide,activatedcarbonandaluminumoraluminabyacarbothermalreductionprocess.TheeffectofAlsourceandstartingmaterialsadditionsonsynthesisofAl8B4C7wasinvestigated.ThephasecompositionandmicrostructureofAl8B4C7powderwerecharacterizedbymeansofXRD,SEMandEDS.ThemainphasecompositionsoftheproductssynthesizedfromAl,B2O3andactivatedcarbonareAl8B4C7andAl2OC.Al2O3canreplaceAltosynthesizeAl8B4C7.Al8B4C7grainssynthesizedfromAl2O3,B2O3andactivatedcarbonarehexagonplate-likeandhaveathicknessof10μmandasizeofabout100μm.
简介:Inthispaper,X-raydiffractogramanalysisandSEMobservationofAl4C3formedathightemperaturefromcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlhavebeencarriedout.Aluminumaddedtocarbon-containingrefractoriesreactswithC(s)toformAl4C3(s)graduallyduringheatingfrom600℃to1200℃.ItisconsideredthattheinterlockedstructureofAl4C3platecrystalspromotestheoutstandingincreaseofhotmodulusofruptureofcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAl.TheHMORofcarbon-containingrefractoriesaddedwithAladditivefrom0to5wt%increasesby2.8timesbeingfrom6.5MPato18.2MPa.AfterathermochemicalcalculationforhydrationreactionprocessesofAl4C3andH2O(g),theequilibriumpartialpressurechartofH2O(g)inH2O-Al4C3-Al(OH)3systemvsvarioustemperatureshasbeenattained.TheH2O(g)partialpressureintheairneededfortheAl4C3hydrationreactionisnomorethan10~18atmatthetemperaturebelow120℃.Itisconsideredthattheburnedcarbon-containingrefractorieswithAlisextremelyeasytohydrateandthecrackingofburnedcarbon-containingrefractoriesisgeneratedbecausethatthehydrationexpansionis2.11timesduringtransformingfromAl4C3toAl(OH)3.ThefundamentalmeasureagainsthydrationoftherefractoriesistoinsulatetherefractoriesfromH2O(g)byvariousmeanssuchaspitchimpregnationorothersealingmaterials.
简介:Theroleofnano-SiO2andultra-fineboroncarbideonthepropertiesofalumina-graphitematerialswasinvestigated.Thestudyshowedthattheultra-fineboroncarbideaddedmodifiedthemicrostructureofresidualcarbonandpromotedthechemicalbondbetweenresidualcarbonfromphenolicresinandflakegraphite.Thecarbonwhitecouldstrengthentheresidualcarbonfromphenolicresin.ThesetwoadditivesimprovedthemechanicalpropertiesofAGrefractoriesatbothroomtemperatureandhightemperature,andthermalshockresistancewasimprovednoticeably.Whenthetwoadditivesweredopedtogether,carbonwhitecouldretardtheevaporationofB2O3.Thermalshockresistancewasguaranteedwithasmalleramountofultrafineboroncarbide.
简介:Inthepresentpaper,novelsidewallmaterialsforaluminumreductioncellwerepreparedinairusingmagnesiaandmagnetiteasstartingmaterials.ThesinteringbehaviorsofthespecimenswereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).AndcorrosiontestsinaNa_3AlF_6-AlF_3-K_3AlF_6bathwereconductedtoevaluatetheelectrolytecorrosionresistance.TheresultsshowthattheFe_3O_4phaseistransformedintoFe_2O_3athightemperatures,whichinturnreactswiththeMgOaddedtoformMgFe_2O_4spinel.AndwithincreasingtheMgOcontentfrom0to30mass%,densificationofthespecimensdecreasesmainlyduetolargervolumeexpansionresultingfromformationofmoreMgFe_2O_4.ThecorrosiontestsshowthatcorrosionlayersareproducedinalltheMgOaddedspecimens.However,forspecimenscontainingMgFe_2O_4phaseonly,Mg(Al,Fe)_2O_4compositespinellayersarealsogenerated,whichremarkablyimprovethecorrosionresistanceofthespecimens.
简介:AnO'-Sialon-Al2O3compositerefractorywaspreparedbyinsitureactionofSi3N4-ZrSiO4-Al2O3mixturewithfusedaluminaaggregates.Densification,insitureactionprocedureandmicrostructureofthematerialwereinvestigatedbymeansofX-raydiffraction,opticalandscanningelectronicmicroscopesandEDAX.