Zirconia (ZrO2) is a well known oxide refractory material, possessing high strength and high melting point. Black zirconia is a variant of conventional zirconia obtained by the addition of a pigments percentage which changes its color from white to black. The present work shows, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, optical spectra of black ZrO2 in the range 0.3-16.3 μm, comparing th...

The corrosion behavior of three sorts of refractories based on alumina-graphite were studied by immersion tests. The melts included smelting reduction molten slag and corresponding carbon saturated molten iron. The influence of test temperature, FeO content in slag and specimen rotative velocity on the corrosion rate of refractories was examined. By means of SEM and EDS, the microstructure chan...

The refractory materials used in the wall of furnaces for glass melting can be prepared from mullite-zirconia composite material. mullite/zirconia was synthesized Iraqi kaolin, γ-alumina, and zirconia using thermal decomposition with reaction sintering at 1600 °C. Several batches were various ratios zirconia, compositions selected Al2O3-SiO2-ZrO2 phase diagram. different steps beginning milling...

Refractory castables are utilized in hazardous environments and thus their reliability should be accurately evaluated to avoid incidents. This work aims measure the fracture energy of a high-alumina refractory with mullite-zirconia aggregates at 600 °C. Wedge Splitting Tests were performed on 5 samples different sintering temperatures. Images acquired analyzed via Digital Image Correlation (DIC...

Hybrid composites recently developed as highly effective, high-strength structural materials that are increasingly used. Aluminum matrix hybrid strengthened with ceramic particulates commonly used in marine, aerospace, and defense applications because of their exceptional properties. Zirconia-reinforced favored these display high refractory properties, excellent abrasion resistance, chemical re...

Abstract Cooling history of fused cast Alumina-Zirconia-Silica (AZS) refractory blocks is recorded with thermocouples. Postmortem investigations are performed including hot tears. Discussion about solidification path done the purpose to better understand phenomena occurring during casting. Heat transfer simulations compared temperature histories. Mechanical outputs from THERCAST ® analyzed, rev...

Digital light processing (DLP) can produce small series ceramic parts with complex geometries and tiny structures without the high cost of molds usually associated traditional processing. However, availability feedstock different ceramics for technique is still limited. Mullite-zirconia composites are refractory materials diverse applications, nevertheless, their 3D printing has never been repo...

CMC's reinforced by SiC-based fibers achieve high toughness and damage tolerance through the disposal of weak fiber coating which can deflect cracks and promote debonding at the fiber/matrix region. Refractory oxide-based systems are considered as the most promising ones for this purpose. Sols of zirconia, including stabilized zirconia were used as simple and readily processable precursors for ...