Introduction to refractory material
The best way to learn is on-site contact. If for produing purpose, it is better to ask teh leader of a plant. If for application, go to steel mill (cement plant, glassworks, etc.) to learn and look up information. Theory alone is of no help.
Refractory material refers to inorganic non-metallic materials with refractoriness of no less than 1580℃. Refractoriness refers to the centigrade temperature of refractory cone sample in the case of no load when resisting high temperature without softening. But the refractoriness alone cannot descript the refractory material, thus 1580℃ is not absolute. Now refractory material is defined as material used in high temperature allowed by its chemical properties. Refractory material is widely used in metallurgy, chemical industry, petroleum, machinery manufacturing, silicate and power industrial area, of which the application in metallurgy accounts for the largest part of 50% ~ 60% of total output.
