

Author: Lee W.E. Vieira W. Zhang S. Ahari K.G. Sarpoolaky H. Parr C.
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 1743-2804
Source: International Materials Reviews, Vol.46, Iss.3, 2001-03, pp. : 145-167
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Abstract
Castable refractories containing calcium aluminate cement (CAC) are used ubiquitously in a range of furnace lining applications in the iron and steel, cement, glass, ceramic, and petrochemical industries. This review outlines their development from conventional high cement materials, through low cement and ultra-low cement castables to the present materials which may be entirely free of CAC. Castables are defined in terms of both CaO content and installation procedure. Production routes, compositions, and microstructural evolution on hydration, setting, dehydration, and firing are described for pure CACs and castable refractories. The development of the low cement systems is discussed in terms of particle packing, dispersion, and rheology highlighting the influence of colloidal matrix additions of silica and alumina. Recent developments including cement free, self-flowing, shotcreting, and basic castables are described and the potential for carbon-containing systems evaluated.
Related content


Use of metallic fibers in concretes
MATEC Web of conference, Vol. 11, Iss. issue, 2014-04 ,pp. :


Nano-modified concretes initial structuring
By Alimov Lev
MATEC Web of conference, Vol. 86, Iss. issue, 2016-11 ,pp. :


Valorization of Local Mineral Admixtures in Concretes
MATEC Web of conference, Vol. 11, Iss. issue, 2014-04 ,pp. :


Scale and size effects in dynamic fracture of concretes and rocks
By Petrov Y.
EPJ Web of Conference, Vol. 94, Iss. issue, 2015-09 ,pp. :


Self-compacting fine-grained concretes with compensated shrinkage
MATEC Web of conference, Vol. 117, Iss. issue, 2017-07 ,pp. :