Abstract

Refractory lining is an integral part of metallurgical facilities and requires constant perfection. Examples of successful interaction of specialists-steelmakers, companies-manufacturers of refractories and engineering companies on increasing efficiency of refractories application in steel industry presented. The wide application of drying and heating stations of steel ladles, EAFs, BOFs was noted because of using refractory gunned castable at their current repairs. The growth of unmolded refractory share in the BF production was shown. At the stoves repair technology of guniting and shotcreting is widely used. Transfer to application of modern concrete at lining of shoots, ramming mixtures and repairs with application of liquid concrete addition resulted in a decrease of labor­ intensiveness of repair work, accelerated the process of repair and considerably decreased specific consumption of refractory materi­als. Nevertheless, within a predictable period, despite of increase of unmolded refractories application, it is expected that the molded refractories would take the main share of the refractory market in the steelmaking. Creation of partial load conditions in a metallurgical facility is an important factor for increasing lining resistivity. Slag foaming in EAF screens radiation from electrodes in the process of the furnace running. Blowing of the final slag (preliminary enriched by magnesium oxide in case of necessity) forms a scull on the working surface of the BOF lining, thus preventing intensive contact of the refractory lining with steel melt and slag. Modem technologies of instrumental control the lining state of metallurgical facility within the period of its running considered, which allowto accomplish operation of hot repair at particular arears of the lining, avoiding overconsumption of the repair material. It was noted that apart from the task of decreasing specific expenses for refractory materials, the customers most often estimate the indirect costs, cover of loss and obtaining additional profit due to increase of metal production because of increase of overhaul period and decrease of time of lining repair. This is the purpose of cooperation of specialists of refractories manufacturers and metallurgical plants.

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