Refractory material selection for steelmaking / / Thomas Vert ; foreword by Dr. Jeff Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910678162803321
• Autore: Vert Thomas <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-5231-1048-1; 1-119-21988-4; 1-119-21989-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 669/.82
• Soggetti: Refractory materials; Metallurgical plants - Equipment and supplies; Steel - Metallurgy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Refractory Material Selection for Steelmaking ; Content ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Dedication ; Introduction; Chapter 1; 1.0 Safety; 1.1 Goal of Availability; 1.2 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO); 1.3 Energy and Heat Flow Overview; 1.4 Quality - Inert to the Steel Process ; 1.5 Environment ; Chapter 2; 2.0 TMC Analysis Overview ; 2.1 Thermal - High Temperature Overview ; 2.2 Thermal Shock ; 2.3 Mechanical Impact ; 2.4 Mechanical Abrasion ; 2.5 Wear of Refractories - Dissolution ; 2.6 Wear of Refractories - Penetration ; 2.7 Interactions of TMC/Saturday Night Design/Rubble Pile Analysis; Chapter 33.0 Selection - Raw Materials Overview ; 3.1 Magnesia Overview (MgO); 3.2 Alumino-Silicate Overview (Al2O3 - SiO2); 3.3 Carbon - Graphite Overview (C); 3.4 Antioxidants (Aka Preferential Oxide Formers); 3.5 Resins, Pitches and Binders Overview; 3.6 Special Raw Materials ; 3.7 Dolomite; Chapter 4; 4.0 Refractory Dryout and Anchoring Overview; 4.1 Bricks; 4.2 Castables, Gunning and Shotcreting Overview; 4.3 Plastics, Rams and Mortars Overview ; 4.4 Refractory Dryout and Anchoring Overview; 4.5 Selection - Insulation Board and Blanket Overview; Chapter 5; 5.0 Refractory texture, Testing and Technical Data Sheets Overview ; Chapter 6; 6.0 Hot Metal Ladle Overview; 6.1 Safety Bottom/Wall ; 6.2 Safety Bottom/Walls ; 6.3 Spout ; Chapter 7; 7.0 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) Refractory Overview; 7.1 BOF Safety Bottom/Wall; 7.2 BOF Top Cone Overview; 7.3 BOF Tapping Pad Overview; 7.4 BOF Charge Pad Overview; 7.5 BOF Trunnions Overview; 7.6 BOF Stadium Overview; 7.7 BOF Bottoms - Bricks, Argon Stirring Systems and Joints ; 7.8 BOF Refractory Tapholes; Chapter 8; 8.0 Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Overview; 8.1 Safety Bottom/Wall; 8.2 Working Bottom - Hearth / Fettling8.3 Working Walls; 8.4 Argon Stirring Systems for EAFs ; 8.5 EAF Refractory Delta ; 8.6 EAF Refractory Tapholes ; Chapter 9; 9.0 Steel Ladle Refractory Overview; 9.1 Steel Ladle Safety Bottom/Wall; 9.2 Steel Ladle Working Bottom; 9.3 Steel Ladle Stir Systems; 9.4 Steel Ladle Flow Control Systems; 9.5 Steel Ladle Working Sidewall (Barrel); 9.6 Steel Ladle Working Slagline; 9.7 Steel Ladle Lip Ring; 9.8 RH Degasser Refractory Overview; Chapter 10; 10.0 Caster / Tundish Refractory Overview; 10.1 Caster Tundish Safety Lining; 10.2 Caster Tundish Working Lining10.3 Caster Tundish Flow Control; 10.4 Caster Flow Control Systems; Chapter 11; 11.0 Purchasing Strategies; Chapter 12; 12.0 Final Summary; Bibliography ; Index ; EULA