Abstract
Specimens of post-service ShA-5-grade chamotte refractory are analyzed for total elemental aluminum and silicon. Products of the electrolysis of cryolitic melt Na (gas), AlF, Al2O, and, possibly, Na2F are shown to diffuse through pores of the carbon refractory bottom lining blocks of an aluminum electrolysis cell. The lower compounds and Na(gas) as they reach the refractory layer enter into a reaction with the refractory material. The Gibbs free energy of hypothetic reactions in the Al - Si - O - F - Na system involving a gas phase has been calculated. It is inferred that the performance characteristics of the ShA-5 refractory fail to meet standard operational requirements.
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