Fundamental Design of Steelmaking Refractories

Fundamental Design of Steelmaking Refractories is a comprehensive, up-to-date resource that organises the fundamental aspects of designing and assessing the performance of steelmaking refractories.

Fundamental Design of Steelmaking Refractories provides a foundational understanding of steelmaking refractory design in detail and all in one source. It enables readers to understand various issues, including how heat and mass transfer occurs throughout the refractory, how matrix impurities or their contact affect the phases, and how invisible defects form during refractory manufacturing. This insight facilitates the analysis of wear, corrosion, and performance of different refractory linings for primary and secondary steelmaking vessels, tundish, and continuous casting refractories.

Other specific sample topics covered in Fundamental Design of Steelmaking Refractories include:

• Phase formations and their correlation with impurity effects and refractory processing shortcomings
• Stress, wear, and corrosion analysis to design refractories and evaluate performance statistics of steelmaking refractories
• Equilibrium and non-equilibrium phases, packing, stress and defects in compaction, and the degree of ceramic bonding
• Thermal and mechanical behaviour, flow control mechanisms, continuous casting refractories, and premature refractory damage
• Precast and purging systems, consistent supply and time management, and preventive maintenance in operation

With its complete coverage of the subject, Fundamental Design of Steelmaking Refractories meets the academic needs of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research scholars in ceramic engineering. Metallurgical engineers and mechanical engineering professionals looking to advance in the refractory and steel sectors will also find value in this text.