简介：Statusandstate-of-the-artprogressonresearch,developmentandapplicationofrefractoriesforaluminumsmeltingfurnacesandholdingfurnaceswerereviewedanddiscussedinthepresentpaper.Themaintypesofaluminumsmeltingfurnacesandsmeltingprocesses,andtheserviceconditionsofrefractoriesandtherequirementsforrefractoryliningwerealsodescribedanddiscussed.

简介：ThispaperreviewsthepresentdevelopmentsituationofrefractoriesforironmakingsysteminChina,whichincludesblastfurnace,hotblaststoveandcokedryquenching,etc.VarietiesandperformancesofrefractoriesusedbythetopsteelandirongroupssuchasBaosteel,WuhanI&SGroupandAnshanI&SGroupforironmakingwereexemplifiedandconcernedproblemswereanalyzed,togetherwithsolutionsandsuggestionsforfuturerefractoriesR&Dwork.

简介：Someoftheprogressmadeinourlaboratoriesincollaborationwithindustryinresearchanddevelopmentworkonhighperformanceoxide-nonoxidecompositesformetallurgicalapplicationshasbeenreviewed.(1)SiAlONbondedcorundumcompositesforblastfurnaceusagehavebeenproducedbyreduction-nitridationsinteringathightemperature,usingbauxiteinsteadofaluminainthematrix.(2)LowcarbonAl2O3-SiAlONslideplatematerialssuccessfullyusedinhighqualitysteelcontinuouscastinghavebeendevelopedinwhichmostorallofthegraphiteinAl2O3-Cbrickisreplacedbybauxite-basedβ-SiAlON.(3)Al/SimetalbondedAl2O3-Cmaterialcharacterizedbylowcarboncontent,lowfiringtemperatureandin-situformationofcarbidesandnitridesathightemperatureduringservicearefoundtopossessveryhighhotstrengthandverygoodthermalshockresistanceandhavealsobeensuccessfullyusedasslideplatesinladlesandtundishesforhighqualitysteelcasting.

简介：Focusingonhighenergyconsumptionofrefractories,ourresearchworksaboutmonolithicrefractorieswereintroduced,suchasbauxite-basedcorundum,microporouslight-weightbauxite-basedclinker,light-weightalumina-richspinel,magnesiamicropowder,fast-dryingrefractorycastablesofblastfurnace,largearealong-lifefast-sinteringflingrefractoriesforconverter,high-strengthlight-weightmullitecastablesforladlepermanentliner,high-strengthandlow-conductivityforsterite-vermiculiteinsulatingboard,basicshotcretingcastablesforladlepermanentliner,magnesiacalciagunningmixforRHrefiningfurnace,andlight-weightcastablesinpetrochemicalindustry.