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To elucidate the influence of high Al2O3 content on sinter softening and melting behavior, heating-up reduction test under load was carried out. In addition, microstructure study of sinter bed structure change at a different temperature was also made and the mechanism that the effect of Al2O3 content on sinter softening and melting property was discovered. SEM results showed that the increase of Al2O3 content favored the formation of Al2O3-rich slag phase, such as the eutectic (2CaOSiO2–2CaO¶Al2O3¶SiO2-FeO) and gehlenite (2CaOAl2O3SiO2), resulting in the decrease of sinter Ts temperature. Further, high Al2O3 content improved the concentration of metallic iron and lowered the dripping temperature due to the decrease of slag liquidus temperature and viscosity. At a fixed basicity, it was indicated that there was a relationship between Al2O3 content and sinter softening-melting property. Based on the results, counter strategies to cope with the adverse effect of high Al2O3 content on the cohesive zone property were also proposed. It could provide guidance for the blast furnace operation of sinter with high Al2O3 content.
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Meng, Fy., Wang, Z., Zhang, Jl., Wang, Rb. (2015). Fundamental Study of High Al2O3 Sinter Softening and Melting Behavior. In: Jiang, T., et al. 6th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48217-0_82
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