alumina-silica castable mixes with different additives

Name of indexes

Kind of mix

Rocast 85S Rocast 90S Rocast 90ST1 Rocast 90ST2 Rocast 60SiC Rocast 75SiC

Rocast 80SiC

1. Application limit temperature, oC

1750

1800 1800 1800 1600 1650

1700

2. Content, %
Al2O3, not less

87

90 91 90 60 75

80

MgO, within limits

6,0-7,5

6,0-7,5 6,0-7,5 6,0-7,5 - -

-

SiC, not less

-

- - - 15 15

15

СаO, within limits

1,6-1,8

1,6-1,8 2,0-2,2 1,6-1,8 4,0-5,0 1,8-2,3

1,8-2,3

Fe2O3, not more

-

- - - 2,5 0,6

0,2

3. CCS after 3 days hardening and aftertreatment, n/mm2
at t= 100 oC

40

40 50 50 30 45

45

at t= 1000 oC

45

45 40 50 20 65

45

at t= 1500 oC

60

70 100 120 - -

-

4. Thermal shock resistance by method 1300 oC – water , cycles, not less

22

22 22 22 10 18

18

5. Moistening water, %, within limits

4,5-5,0

4,5-5,0 5,0-5,5 4,5-5,0 7,0-8,0 4,5-5,0

4,5-5,0

Mixes may be produced with additives(organic or metal fibre) according to consumer’s demand..

Application:

Corundum-spinel (Rocast 85S, Rocast 90S, Rocast 90ST1, Rocast 90SТ2) – steel ladles lining, nozzle pocket blocks (argon and slide gate), upper blast tuyere, steel pouring nozzles, multiusing nozzle-collectors, fighting plate, outer lining of vacuum unit manifold.

Corundum-silicon-carbide (Rocast 60SiC, Rocast 75SiC, Rocast 80SiC) – monolitic lining of blast furnace spouts, multiusing nozzles-collectors, outer lining of vacuum unit manifolds, upper blast tuyeres for iron desulfurization.