| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Furnace Tapping 2022
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| Presentation Title |
Tap-hole Clay Technologies for Ferroalloy Reduction Furnaces |
| Author(s) |
Tomas Oliveira, Wagner Moulin-Silva, Aloísio Ribeiro, Modestino Brito |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Tomas Oliveira |
| Abstract Scope |
Taphole clay is a very important material to seal tapholes in Fe-alloy reduction furnaces. Different types of this refractory are available for the Fe-alloy industry and to decide which would be the most appropriate material may be a difficult task. This paper shows a comparison between the properties of four different types of taphole clays that were designed for Fe-alloy furnaces, focusing on the application in metal tapholes. The goals are to improve the knowledge regarding these materials and guide Fe-alloy producers when deciding what type of taphole clay should be used. The analyzed mixes differ from each other mainly in terms of the type of aggregate (basic or nonbasic) and type of binder (tar, resin or synthetic oil). |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Ceramics, Copper / Nickel / Cobalt, |