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Thermal Spray Coatings for Blast Furnace Tuyere Application

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The components in an integrated steel plant are invariably exposed to harsh working environments involving exposure to high temperatures, corrosive gases, and erosion/wear conditions. One such critical component in the blast furnace is the tuyere, which is prone to thermal damage by splashing of molten metal/slag, erosive damage by falling burden material, and corrosion from the ensuing gases. All the above, collectively or independently, accelerate tuyere failure, which presents a potential explosion hazard in a blast furnace. Recently, thermal spray coatings have emerged as an effective solution to mitigate such severe operational challenges. In the present work, five different coatings deposited using detonation spray and air plasma spray techniques were comprehensively characterized. Performance evaluation involving thermal cycling, hot corrosion, and erosion tests was also carried out. Based on the studies, a coating system was suggested for possible tuyere applications and found to yield substantial improvement in service life during actual field trials.

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    A. Pathak, D. Prusty & M. Dutta

  2. Centre for Engineered Coatings, ARCI, Hyderabad, India

    G. Sivakumar, J. Shalini & S. V. Joshi

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Pathak, A., Sivakumar, G., Prusty, D. et al. Thermal Spray Coatings for Blast Furnace Tuyere Application. J Therm Spray Tech 24, 1429–1440 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-015-0350-z

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