GB2035993A - Refractory Lining Means for Metal Melting Furnaces - Google Patents

Refractory Lining Means for Metal Melting Furnaces Download PDF

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GB2035993A
GB2035993A GB7935246A GB7935246A GB2035993A GB 2035993 A GB2035993 A GB 2035993A GB 7935246 A GB7935246 A GB 7935246A GB 7935246 A GB7935246 A GB 7935246A GB 2035993 A GB2035993 A GB 2035993A
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    • C04BLIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

A refractory lining mass which has a long service life in view of its resistance to metallurgical erosion contains, in addition to the usual granular base material (e.g. quartzite, mullite), at least one deoxidizing agent for the oxide(s) of the metal (e.g. iron- carbon alloy) to be melted in the furnace. The agent is present in any amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight of the mass and preferably has a maximum grain size equal to that of the granular base material. The mass may also contain refractory fibres of the same or similar composition as the base material, the fibres having a diameter of up to 50 mu m and being present in an amount of 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of the mass.

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SPECIFICATION Refractory Lining Means for Metal Melting Furnaces The invention relates to a refractory lining mass for metal melting furnaces, e.g. furnaces for melting iron-carbon alloys.
An object of the invention is to provide a refractory lining mass for metal melting furnaces using the usual base material which has a substantially longer service life than the masses of the same base materials usually used for metal melting furnaces.
Proposals for solving this problem have been repeatedly made. Such proposals stem from different, and often contradictory theories regarding the reasons for metallurgical erosion of the lining of metal melting furnaces and, for example, specify a high degree of purity in the quartzite masses employed in particular the absence of alkalis and alkaline earths ("Gieperei", 1968, pages 668-691) or specify a certain quantity of specific impurities such as mica of foldspar ("Gieperei", 1 969, pages 109 to 122 and 245 to 251), whereby it is generally the rule in operation that the sum of all impurities in silica masses should not be greater than 0.2%.Other proposals require the addition of aluminium oxides or rare earths in quantities of 0.1 to 20% of the refractory quartzite masses ("Stahl und Eisen", 1972, pages 144 to 149).
According to the present invention, there is provided a refractory lining mass for a metal melting furnace, which contains besides the base material, a deoxidizing agent for the oxide(s) of the metal to be melted in the furnace, said agent being present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight of said mass.
For example, silicon or a different deoxidizing agent corresponding to this type of mass, named hereinafter "true to type" deoxidizing agent, e.g. pure silicon, 99 to 95% ferro-silicon or also a master alloy, usual in deoxidizing practice, of a different deoxidizing agent such as zircon or aluminium is added to a refractory silica mass, where the reaction products from the completely ended deoxidizing reactions have a melting point of more than 1 4000C.
In the case of basic or neutral refractory masses these additives logically comprise those metals or metalloids, or the alloys or compounds (e.g. salts) thereof, the oxide compounds of which substantially form the refractory mass. In the case of magnesite or dolomite masses, the "true to type" additive is composed, for example, of magnesium-containing deoxidizing alloys, however in the case of alumina or mullite masses it is composed of, for example, aluminium-containing silicon or ferro-silicon.
These additives indeed enable FeO and MnO-containing slags to be reduced on a penetration into the mass forming the furnace lining and to increase their melting points, but also enable a reduction in the refractory masses to be entirely or substantially avoided. Taking the last condition into consideration, carbon-containing deoxidizing agents and carbides can also be added. Besides such deoxidizing agents, materials can also be added to the refractory mass which are added to the melt in the operation of grey iron foundries as "inoculant", i.e. substances which contain silicon, ferro-silicon, silicon carbide, magnesium, calcium carbonate, zircon, chromium, aluminium individually or in mixtures or alloys.
The specified deoxidizing agents are added to the base materials in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight of the mass.
The refractory base material will normally have a granular structure such as to enable as close a packing as possible.
Preferably, the average grain size of the deoxidizing agents is at the highest equal to the average grain size of the basic material and is most preferably larger than half the average grain size thereof. For example, if the average grain size of the refractory base materials is 1.0 mm before ramming, then the average grain size of the deoxidizing agents to be added should preferably lie between 0.5 and 1.0 mm whereby not more than 1 0% of the particles have a size of less than 0.5 mm. The mixture of the base material and the deoxidizing agents can be treated in the usual way with sintering agents and bonding agents and then be inserted in the furnace. Sintering and the other preparations up to the melting can be carried out in the usual way.
Use of the invention has the advantage that the duration of the life of the mass is increased three to five times. A further advantage of the invention is that considerably less demands concerning the degree of purity need to be made on the refractory base material. The amount of impurities, in particular metal oxides and alkalis and also fluxing agents, can exceed the previous usual maximum limit for these of 0.2% by a multiple, possibly by up to 5%.
It has proved expedient to also add to the refractory mass besides deoxidizing agents according to the invention, refractory, e.g. ceramic, fibres, e.g. mullite, the diameter of which is up to 50 jum, but preferably to less than 10 t4m. A fastening is indeed achieved at the contact points of such fibres with the grains of the base material by being melted, however these bridging elements become breaking points on quick cooling due to their extremely small cross-sections; they thus lead to reducing the tension and on re-heating can strengthen the grain bond again by being melted on. This effect is above all distinct when protoxide compounds, which reduce melting point, are avoided. This is why the inclusion of ceramic fibres is of particular advantage with the simultaneous inclusion of deoxidizing agents.An addition of 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of such fibres has proved especially favourable thus far if the proportion of deoxidizing agents is 0.1 to 5% by weight of the mass.
Example 1 A refractory lining mass has a base material of quartzite of silica and the following composition:- 95 parts quartzite or silica granulation: maximum 0.4 mm 36.8% larger than 0.8 mm average grain 0.5 mm 4.6 parts 95% by weight FeSi with 2.5% Al 0.3 mm-0.5 mm granulation 0.4 parts mullite fibres fibre diameter approx. 20 Mm expedient: Sintering aids in accordance with the technical requirements as usual, e.g. in 0.8-2% boric a'cid anhydride.
Example 2 A refractory lining mass has a base material of mullite and the following composition.
97 parts mullite granulation: maximum 4.5 mm 36.8% larger than 1.5 mm average grain 0.8 mm 2.6 parts SiC with approximately 2% Al granulation: 0.5 mm-0.8 mm 0.4 parts usual commercial mullite, rich in silicic acid fibre diameter approximately 15,um expedient sintering aids as usual in accordance with the technical requirements.

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1. A refractory lining mass for metal melting furances, containing in addition to the usual granular base a deoxidizing agent for the oxide(s) of the metal to be melted in the furnace, said deoxidizing agent being present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight of said mass.
2. A refractory mass according to claim 1, wherein the average grain size of the deoxidizing agent is at the highest equal to the average grain size of the base material.
3. A refractory mass according to claim 2, wherein the average grain size of the deoxidizing agent is greater than half the average grain size of the base material.
4. A refractory mass according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the deoxidizing agent has wholly or partly the form of fibres up to 50 ,um in diameter.
5. A refractory mass according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein various deoxidizing agents are added to said mass either individually or as a mixture or alloy.
6. A refractory mass according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the base material contains more than 0.2% of what are customarily termed impurities.
7. A refractory mass according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the deoxidizing agent is composed of an element or a non-oxide chemical compound of an element, the oxide chemical compound of which is an essential component of the base material.
8. A refractory mass according to any one of claims 1 to 7 additionally containing 0.1 to 0.5% by weight refractory fibres having a diameter of up to 50 ym and having the same or a similar chemical composition as the refractory base material.
9. A refractory mass according to claim 8, wherein said refractory fibres are composed of high melting oxide or silicate materials other than the refractory base material, but which do not provide any mixtures with the latter which melt below 14000C.
10. A refractory lining mass for a metal melting furnace, substantially as hereinbefore described.
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