Effect of Treated Graphite on Properties of Al2O3-SiC-C Castables

Al2O3-SiC-C castables with 2% pitch or 2%,4% and 6% treated graphite,respectively,were prepared based on the basic formulation of traditional Al2O3-SiC-C castables. The flowability of castables,and bulk density,volume stability,strength,oxidation resistance and slag resistance of specimens fired at 110 ℃,1 100 ℃ and 1 500 ℃ respectively were comparatively studied. The results showed that:(1) With carbon source changing from pitch to treated graphite and the increase of treated graphite addition,water addition of castables increased,bulk density of specimens fired at different temperatures increased firstly and then decreased,strength after drying decreased obviously,strength after firing and oxidation resistance changed slightly,hot modulus of rupture increased obviously; (2)Slag resistance of specimen with treated graphite was worse than that of specimen with the same amount of pitch,but the former was obviously improved with the increase of treated graphite addition.