简介：UpontheinvitationbytheRefractoriesAssociationofGreatBritain,DMGMidiaLtd,UnitecCeramicsLtd,LAEISBucherGmbHandNaberthermCeramicsLtd,theAssociationofChinaRefractoriesIndustry(ACRI)dispatchedadelegationconsistedoftenpersonstopayanofficialvisitattheaboveorganizationsandcompaniesduringOctober9thto25th,2001.Thefollowingarethehighlights.

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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.

简介：Theroleofnano-SiO2andultra-fineboroncarbideonthepropertiesofalumina-graphitematerialswasinvestigated.Thestudyshowedthattheultra-fineboroncarbideaddedmodifiedthemicrostructureofresidualcarbonandpromotedthechemicalbondbetweenresidualcarbonfromphenolicresinandflakegraphite.Thecarbonwhitecouldstrengthentheresidualcarbonfromphenolicresin.ThesetwoadditivesimprovedthemechanicalpropertiesofAGrefractoriesatbothroomtemperatureandhightemperature,andthermalshockresistancewasimprovednoticeably.Whenthetwoadditivesweredopedtogether,carbonwhitecouldretardtheevaporationofB2O3.Thermalshockresistancewasguaranteedwithasmalleramountofultrafineboroncarbide.

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简介：ThemagnesiabasedcurablespecimenswithdifferentSi3N4contentswerecastedusingsinteredmagnesite(w(MgO)=95%)asstartingmaterial,SiO2micro-powderasbinder,0.3%,4%and5%β-Si3N4powderreplacingtheequaladditionofmagnesiapowderrespectively.Theslagresistancetestwascarriedoutat1550℃for3husingBaosteeltundishslagandstaticcruciblemethod.Theresultindicatesthat:introducingSi3N4couldobviouslyimprovetheslagresistanceofMgObasedcastable,whichincreasedwithincreasingSi3N4.DenseSiO2sinteredlayerformedonthesurfaceofmagnesiabasedcastablebecauseoftheoxidationofSi3N4addition,whichcanpreventthefurtherslagpenetration.Inthedeepinnerofcastable,thepartial-pressureofoxygenwasverylow,soSi3N4canexiststably.Meanwhileinreducingatmosphere,Si3N4washardtobesintered,whichresultedinthelooseinteriorstructureofMgObasedcastable.

简介：Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.

简介：ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100～1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.

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简介：DenseSi3N4BNcompositeceramicswerefabricatedbysparkplasmasinteringat1500,1600and1650℃under50MPafor5minusingSi3N4andBNpowdersasstartingmaterialsand2mass%Al2O3and6mass%Y2O3assinteringadditives.ThevolumefractionofBNinSi3N4BNcompositepowderswaschosenas10%,20%,and30%,respectively.TheresultsofXRDandSEMshowthatα-Si3N4completelyturnsintoβ-Si3N4whenthecompositeceramicsaresinteredat1650℃;theadditionofBNhindersthegrowthofSi3N4grains,refiningthestructure;VickershardnessandfracturetoughnessofthecompositeceramicsdecreasewiththeincreaseofBNcontent.

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：Inthispaper,theinflucnceofchiefprocessparametersontheontinuousproductionofSi3N4powderbyrenitridationhasbeenstudied,Thesutiableprocessparametershavebeenfound,andhighqualitySi3N4powderhasbeendeveloped.

简介：Thespecimenswerepreparedbymoldingthemixtureofsilicafume(w(SiO2)=94.5%;averageparticlesize:0.08μm)andsiliconnitride(≤0.074mm)withamassratioof11,carbonembeddedfiringat1300℃,1450℃,1500℃,1550℃and1600℃for3hinair,andthenwater-cooling,respectively.Themicrostructureandphasecompositionofthespecimenswereanalyzed.Theresultsshowthat:(1)silicafumereactsobviouslywithSi3N4formingSi2N2Oabove1550℃.TheedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsbecomesmoothandtheSi3N4grainsdistributeinthecontinuouscementationphaseofSi2N2OformingthedensestructureofSi2N2OpackedSi3N4;(2)below1500℃,theedgesandcornersofSi3N4grainsareclear,Si2N2Odoesn'tform,andonlySiO2crystallizesfromsilicafumewhichhappensobviouslyat1300℃.

简介：TheeffectoftheadmixturesofAlandSimetalsandB4CandMgAlONcompoundsontheoxidationofMgO/Si3N4compositerefractoryhasbeenstudied,whichisapromisingcarbonfreerefractoryforsteel-makingapplicatlon.Thefourkindsofadmixturescanbeusedasanti-oxidantsforSi3N4,butthemixtureofAlandSiachievedthebestresult.Themixturecannotonlyplaytheroleasantioxidant,butalsoassistthesinteringprocessandhelpformdensesinteringlayer,improvingthepropertyofthecomposite.

简介：ThisworkstudiedthecharacteristicsofSiO2distributionandstructureofsilicatephasesinMgO-ZrO2compositessynthesizedbyrawmaterialsoflightfiredmagnesitendzircon,Theresultsindicatethat30wt%-40wt%SiO2contentinthesystemisexistedintheformofcrystallineofforsterite(M2S),theremainderingofSiOcontent(60wt%0-70wt%)isexistedintheglassphase,Thechemicalcompositionofglassphaseiswellagreedwiththechemicalcompositionofmonticellite(CMS).

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简介：β-sialon/alumina/silicamixturesweresinteredinflowingnitrogenat1500℃and1600℃respectively.ThesinteringpropertiesandmorphologyofsampleswereinvestigatedbySEM,EDSandXRD.Resultsshowthatsinteredpropertiesofthesamplesareinfluencedbysoakingtemperaturesandcompositions.Bulkdensitiesofsamplesareincreasedwiththeincreaseofthesoakingtemperature,whereastheapparentporositiesaredecreased.Masslossofthesinteredsamplesat1500℃islowerthanthatat1600℃,butallthemasslossremainsapproximatelyconstantwiththeincreaseofsialoncontent.Fromthepointofthermodynamicanalysis,ComplexchemicalreactionstakeplaceinsamplesduringsinteringprocessandthevolatileofSiO(g)isresponsibleforthemasslossofsamples.Comparedtocrosssectionmicrostructureofβ-sialon/Al2O3/SiO2mixturessinteredincokepowderbedconsistingofthedensecenterwithwell-developedcolumnofsialonphase,thetransitionalpartwithneedlelikegrainnitrogen-containingphaseandtheloosepartwithshortgranularAl2O3phase,thoseofmixturessinteredinflowingnitrogenisofwell-developedsialonindensecenterandslightlyloosepartwithsialondebris.

简介：MicrostructureandgrainboundarycharacterofhotpressedbinaryAl2O3(mullite,ZrO2)-SiCompositesandquaternaryAl2O3-mullite-ZrO2-SiCcompositewerestudiedbyelectronmicroscopyandmicroanalysis,ResultssuggestthatthereexistgrainboundarysolidsolutionsduetoelementaldiffusionnearSiCandmatrixoxidesgrainboundaries.