In-depth microstructural evolution analyses of cement-bonded spinel refractory castables: Novel insights regarding spinel and CA 6 formation

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1732-1740

  Sako, Eric Y ^a   Braulio, Mariana A L ^a   Zinngrebe, Enno ^b   Van Der Laan, Sieger R ^b   Pandolfelli, Victor C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SWINDEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HEXALUMINATE; CASTABLES; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; FORMATION ROUTES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU REACTIONS; INCORPORATION METHOD; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; REFRACTORY CASTABLES; SLAG RESISTANCE; SPINEL GRAINS; STEEL LADLES; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS;

ALUMINUM; CEMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLAGS; SODIUM; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 84861098891     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05161.x     Document Type: Article

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