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Melting Zircon in an Electric-Arc Furnace — A Method for Preparing Refractory Materials and Green Semifinished Products

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Data are provided for preparation of refractory materials and green semifinished products by melting zircon in an ÉDP-600M modernized electric-arc furnace. Melted and cast granular materials, and also materials with a reduced silica content are obtained.With respect to structure all of them are baddeleyite-silica, since they consist of baddeleyite and glass phase.

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Translated from Novye Ogneupory, No. 5, pp. 8 – 10, May, 2014.

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Sokolov, V.A. Melting Zircon in an Electric-Arc Furnace — A Method for Preparing Refractory Materials and Green Semifinished Products. Refract Ind Ceram 55, 191–193 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11148-014-9688-x

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