Laboratory test methods for determining the cathode wear mechanism in aluminium cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 815-820

  Skybakmoen, Egil ^a   Ratvik, Arne P ^a   Solheim, Asbjørn ^a   Rolseth, Sverre ^a   Gudbrandsen, Henrik ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium electrolysis; Cathode wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE COMPOSITION; SAMPLING; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ALUMINIUM CARBIDE; ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS; CARBON CATHODE WEAR; WEAR RATES;

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS;

EID: 34547909299     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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