Conclusions
Experimentally, it was shown that as a result of the interaction of metallic aluminum with magnesite crucibles we get the formation of magnesium-spinel, metallic magnesium, and aluminum suboxide.
The magnesium-spinel is localized in the reaction zone of the working zone, the vapors of magnesium penetrate into the depth of the grains of periclase and condense there in the cleavage cracks, forming very fine buttons. A certain part of the magnesium is dissolved in the aluminum. The aluminum suboxide accumulates in the working zone of the crucible mainly beyond the boundaries of the reaction layer.
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Translated from Ogneupory, No. 7, pp. 50–53, July, 1966.
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Litvinova, T.I., Raichenko, T.F. Interaction of aluminum with magnesite linings of a furnace. Refractories 7, 411–413 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01836504
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