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Title: Corrosion of MgO-MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} spinel refractory bricks by calcium aluminosilicate slag

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
OSTI ID:483670
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  1. Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom). Dept. of Engineering Materials

Microstructural analysis of MgO-MgAl{sub 2}O{sub 4} refractory bricks corroded at 1,400--1,500 C by calcium aluminosilicate slag reveals secondary spinel, monticellite, merwinite, and MgO as microscopic corrosion products, generally forming in this sequence as the brick is penetrated. The secondary spinel forms an incomplete layer close to (but not at) the MgO grain. Thermodynamic calculations are used to support a detailed model of the corrosion mechanism.

OSTI ID:
483670
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 80, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English