Ceramics-Silikáty 48, (3) 100 - 109 (2004) |
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MODIFIED IN SITU SPINEL-ALUMINA CASTABLES |
Mukhopadhyay Sunanda 1, Das Poddar P. K. 2 |
1 College of Ceramic Technology, 73 A C Banerjee Lane, Kolkata-10, India
2 University of Calcutta, Dept. of Chemical Technology, 92 A P C Road, Kolkata-9, India
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Keywords: Sol-gel process, Electron Microscope, Coprecipitation, Spinel Refractories |
Modified in situ spinel-alumina castables were prepared by using 8.0 wt.% of calcined hydrated magnesium aluminate additives
synthesized via facile sol gel and coprecipitation routes. These additives were characterized by particle size analysis and
transmission electron microscopy. The castables prepared by them were compared in terms of bulk density, apparent porosity,
cold crushing strength and spalling resistance to identify the excellent performance of the sol gel additive having nanocrystalline
feature. The quality of castable was illustrated again by comparing it with the same prepared by commercially available
spinel fines having well established performance. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, pore
size distribution and X-ray diffraction analysis were used to examine selected fired samples. It appeared that the spinel-alumina
castable prepared by the sol gel additive can be a potential candidate for application in steel plants. |
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