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State of the Art Refractory Corrosion Test Work for the Nonferrous Metals Industry

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Ni-Co 2013

Abstract

This study is a result of a collaboration between Stillwater Mining Company and RHI AG aimed at the determination of refractory products to improve the lining life in the customer’s vessel by using optimized corrosion testing methods at RHI’s Technology Center.

As a first part of the work a complete chemical and mineralogical characterization as well as FactSage calculation was carried out based on provided slag samples. According to these results the rotary kiln tests were realized at different process temperatures with several selected magnesia-chromite- and alumina-chromia bricks. Based on the mineralogical investigation a high chemothermal load caused by the Ca-ferritic slag resulted in a deep-reaching infiltration of the brick micro structure and corrosion of main brick components. On the basis of this outcome the selection of suitable brick types will be described in detail in the following article.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. RHI AG, TC Leoben, Magnesitstrasse 2, Leoben, A-8700, Austria

    D. Gregurek, A. Ressler & V. Reiter

  2. RHI AG, Wienerbergerstrasse 9, Vienna, A-1100, Austria

    A. Franzkowiak, A. Spanring & B. Drew

  3. Stillwater Mining Company, Columbus, MT, 59019, USA

    D. R. Flynn

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Midrex Technologies, Pineville, North Carolina, USA

    Thomas Battle (Senior Metallurgist) (Senior Metallurgist)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

    Michael Moats (associate professor of Metallurgical Engineering) (associate professor of Metallurgical Engineering)

  3. R&D Metal Extraction Products Group, Cytec Industries Inc., USA

    Violina Cocalia Ph.D.

  4. group “Recycling and Extraction”, Umicore’s Central R&D department, USA

    Harald Oosterhof (Scientist) (Scientist)

  5. Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada

    Shafiq Alam (Associate Professor, Executive Committee Member) (Associate Professor, Executive Committee Member)

  6. Hydrometallurgy Section, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), Canada

    Shafiq Alam (Associate Professor, Executive Committee Member) (Associate Professor, Executive Committee Member)

  7. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Antoine Allanore (Assistant Professor of Metallurgy) (Assistant Professor of Metallurgy)

  8. Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), South Africa

    Rodney Jones (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member) (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member)

  9. South African Institute of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE), South Africa

    Rodney Jones (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member) (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member)

  10. Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA), South Africa

    Rodney Jones (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member) (Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow and Vice President, a full member)

  11. Barrick Technology Centre, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  12. Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  13. CIM, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  14. CIM’s Board of Directors, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  15. 2009 Conference of Metallurgists (COM), Sudbury, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  16. NAEMC (North American Extractive Metallurgy Council), Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  17. Harold A. Steane Memorial Scholarship, Canada

    Nathan Stubina (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee) (Manager, member, VP International, Chair, MetSoc Past-President, founding member, trustee)

  18. Institution of Chemical Engineers, USA

    Corby Anderson (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor) (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor)

  19. Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, USA

    Corby Anderson (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor) (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor)

  20. Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy, USA

    Corby Anderson (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor) (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor)

  21. George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, USA

    Corby Anderson (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor) (Fellow, Harrison Western Professor)

  22. Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper, USA

    Shijie Wang (Principal Advisor) (Principal Advisor)

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Gregurek, D. et al. (2013). State of the Art Refractory Corrosion Test Work for the Nonferrous Metals Industry. In: Battle, T., et al. Ni-Co 2013. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48147-0_16

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