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Alumina-silicon carbide refractories and their method of manufacture
Assignee: Shinagawa Refractories Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-09-19
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Granted: 1978-01-17
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Expires: 1995-09-19
Abstract
Abstract Alumina-silicon carbide refractory characterized by comprising predominantly an inter growth texture. The alumina-silicon carbide is manufactured by adding fine aluminum powder to a body of silica-alumina type refractory compound, mixing, molding and drying the resultant mixture to obtain a green body and finally firing the green body in an atmosphere containing predominantly a carbon oxide gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Hayashi
- 👤 Masao Shibuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:50
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/101; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/565; C04B35/622; C04B35/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A process for manufacturing alumina-silicon carbide type refractories having a bonding structure which comprises mixing a silica-alumina type refractory material with a metallic aluminum powder, molding the mixture, drying the molded mixture, and then firing it in an atmosphere containing predominantly a carbon oxide gas, whereby the silica contained in the silica-alumina refractory material is reduced with the metallic aluminum powder to form metallic silicon and simultaneously corundum and also said metallic silicon is carbonized with the carbon oxide gas to form silicon carbide, so that an inter growth texture comprising corundum and silicon carbide is formed in a portion of the bonding structure of the refractories.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A process for manufacturing alumina-silicon carbide type refractories having a bonding structure which comprises mixing a silica-alumina type refractory material with a metallic aluminum powder, molding the mixture, drying the molded mixture, and then firing it in an atmosphere containing predominantly a carbon oxide gas, whereby the silica contained in the silica-alumina refractory material is reduced with the metallic aluminum powder to form metallic silicon and simultaneously corundum and also said metallic silicon is carbonized with the carbon oxide gas to form silicon carbide, so that an inter growth texture comprising corundum and silicon carbide is formed in a portion of the bonding structure of the refractories.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alumina-silicon carbide refractories contain 52 to 98% by weight of the inter growth texture of corundum and silicon carbide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alumina-silicon carbide refractories contain 60 to 98% by weight of the inter growth texture of corundum and silicon carbide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inter growth texture consists of 50 to 98% by weight of corundum and 2 to 35% by weight of silicon carbide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silica-alumina type refractory material is fused silica, volatilized silica, agalmatolite, bentonite, ball clay, frint clay, washed clay, mullite, sillimanite, kyanite, bauxite or schamottes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the particle size of the metallic aluminum powder is less than 48 mesh (Tyler).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the addition quantity of the metallic aluminum powder is 5 to 55% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the addition quantity of the metallic aluminum powder is 10 to 40% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firing atmosphere contains predominantly carbon monoxide gas and almost no oxygen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firing atmosphere contains predominantly carbon dioxide gas and almost no oxygen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firing atmosphere contains predominantly a mixture of carbon monoxide gas and carbon dioxide gas and almost no oxygen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firing is carried out at a temperature of 1000° to 1800° C. for more than 1 hour.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
An alumina-silicon carbide type refractory prepared by a process as claimed in claim 1.
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