COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

Refractory technology has changed significantly in recent years as new monolithic materials have replaced brick in many industries. Vibratable and pumpable castables with superior properties, as well as significantly improved brick, ceramic fiber products, and other items, make optimum refractory selection complex. Advanced construction methods must be utilized if these improved materials are to achieve their maximum service life. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of refractory technology and applications in steel making plants. It covers the identification and classification of various types of refractory; the thermal, chemical and mechanical properties of refractory; the refractory application in steel making plant; the refractory behavior in SMP working condition; the special shapes of refractory used in SMP; and the refractory installation and thermal stability of refractory in SMP. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the refractory with slag contact in EAF & LRF; the criteria of refractory selection in SMP; the contamination of steel by refractory; the refractory manufacturing and reduction decomposition of Mg0 and Si02; and the factors affecting corrosion resistance including quality and cost-control.