India is one of the fastest growing aluminium markets. Industry is adding capacities and investing in new technologies to satisfy the rising demand from sectors like transport and construction. ALUMINIUM INDIA 2019 will reflect these market developments. The subcontinent’s biggest event for this sector will be held from 31 January to 2 February 2019 in Bhubaneswar, the hub of the Indian aluminium industry.
The Conference 2018 will bring together a panel of leading experts to examine and discuss the latest trends and developments in these evolving market sectors over 11 –12 September 2018 and is followed by a Field Trip to CMP’s bauxite mine and new calcination plant in Xiuwen, Guizhou, on 13 September 2018.
Messe Düsseldorf is supplementing the metallurgical trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST (GMTN), which are being held from 25–29 June 2019, by a special Additive Manufacturing Show.
As the supply-side reform is carried out over the recent years, the demand for refractories used for infrastructure projects has dived and the output of refractories keeps falling.
Dr Guido Kleinschmidt (49), who is a member of the Managing Board of SMS Group GmbH/DE, is the new President of METEC, the International Metallurgical Trade Fair and Congress from 25–29 June 2019. He was elected unanimously at the recent meeting of the steering committee of the 4 trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, NEWCAST (GMTN).
TRI – The Refractories Institute/US announced the 3 recipients of this year’s scholarships for college students who are pursuing an education related to refractory science. TRI, comprised of approximately 50 member companies that operate in the refractory industry, awards scholarships annually.
After more than 30 years of service and successful commitment to REFRATECHNIK/DE, Dr Bernd Scheubel has retired as of 1 May of this year.
TiO2, Y2Ti2O7, Y2O3 and MgO ceramics are immersed into molten aluminium at 1000 °C for 25 h and the reaction of the ceramics was investigated.
The complex behaviour of refractory under thermal load and process conditions poses many challenges for engineers. While the use of thermomechanical analysis assuming either linear elastic conditions or non-linear fracture mechanics bases (brittle/plastic failure behaviour) is valuable, results can still lead to incorrect conclusions.
This paper presents the alkali and sulphur vapour corrosion resistance of aluminosilicate refractories under industrial conditions. Aluminosilicate refractory samples with Al2O3 contents ranging 42–90 mass‑% were exposed for 8 months to the corrosive atmosphere in the secondary combustion chamber (gas temperature approx. 950 °C) of a hazardous waste incineration facility.