Designing low-carbon MgO–Al2O3–La2O3–C refractories with balanced performance for ladle furnaces

X Ren, B Ma, H Liu, Z Wang, C Deng, G Liu… - Journal of the European …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to achieve high-quality and stable production of special steel, the performance of
low-carbon MgO-C refractories needs to be further optimized. For this purpose, low-carbon …

Fabrication of energy-saving MgO with large grain size and low thermal conductivity: towards a new type of magnesia for high-temperature furnaces

X Ren, B Ma, J Tang, Y Li, J Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of advanced refractories with low thermal conductivity and long service life
is of great significance for optimizing the energy consumption structure of high-temperature …

Preparation of MgO-MgAl2O4 refractories doped with La2O3 and the wetting permeation behavior by alkaline slag

B Ma, W Zan, J Tang, J Tian, Z Jiang, C Deng… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkaline slags play a crucial role in modern smelting processes, underscoring the necessity
for researching novel refractories and their interaction mechanisms concerning wetting and …

Research on the wetting and corrosion behavior between converter slag with different alkalinity and MgO-C refractories

J Liu, H Sheng, X Yang, Z He, X Hou - Oxidation of Metals, 2022 - Springer
The wetting and corrosion behavior of slag with different alkalinity and MgO-C refractories
were studied through high-temperature wetting experiments. The results showed that as the …

Corrosion modeling of magnesia aggregates in contact with CaO–MgO–SiO2 slags

W Zhang, A Huang, Y Zou, H Gu… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ladle refining is an efficient process for improvement of quality of steel on secondary
metallurgy under harsh conditions. Magnesia refractories with high purity are important raw …

Designing environment‐friendly chromium‐free Spinel‐Periclase‐Zirconia refractories for Ruhrstahl Heraeus degasser

S Mandal, CJ Dileep Kumar, D Kumar… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ruhrstahl Heraeus (RH) degassers are globally used to manufacture vacuum‐treated steel
for automotive and railroad applications. The state‐of‐the‐art environment‐friendly …

Thickness monitoring and discontinuous degradation mechanism of wear lining refractories for refining ladle

Y Huo, H Gu, J Yang, A Huang, Z Ma - Journal of Iron and Steel Research …, 2022 - Springer
As a functional metallurgical container for molten steel, refining ladle has a great influence
on the smelting safety and quality of steel. The online monitoring of the residual thickness for …

Influence of CaF2 in calcium aluminate-based slag on the degradation of magnesia refractory

JS Han, JG Kang, JH Shin, Y Chung, JH Park - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
High temperature experiments were carried out using an induction furnace to simulate the
refractory-slag-metal reactions in conjunction with thermodynamic computations using …

Performance improvement of free CaO containing magnesia with ZrSiO4 addition

Y Xu, Z Hu, Y Li, W Yan, Y Dai, L Pan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
Free CaO containing magnesia has limited application due to poor resistance to hydration,
slag penetration and thermal shock. This work aimed to improve the performances of such …

Effects of MgO micropowder on microstructure and resistance coefficient of Al2O3–MgO castable matrix

Y Zou, H Gu, A Huang, M Zhang, C Ji - Ceramics International, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of lightweight refractories has been in high demand and the matrix of
these materials is crucial for its slag resistance. This paper focuses on the relationship …