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Optimization of Properties for Alumina-Spinel Refractory Castables by CMA (CaO-MgO-Al2O3) Aggregates

Hai Tang1, Chunxue Li2, Jianying Gao2

  • 1The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 2, 2021
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Summary

This study introduces a novel porous calcium-magnesium-aluminum (CMA) aggregate to enhance alumina-spinel refractory castables. The CMA aggregate significantly improves thermal shock and fatigue resistance, with optimal particle size enhancing slag resistance.

Keywords:
CMA aggregatesslag resistancestrengththermal fatigue resistancethermal shock resistance

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