The Value of Additives in Refractory Castables Part 1: Castables without Silica Fume
1 Almatis GmbH, 67065 Ludwigshafen/Germany
2 Qingdao Almatis Co. Ltd., Huangdao/CN
3 Almatis GmbH, 67065 Ludwigshafen/Germany
4 Almatis Inc., Leetsdale/US
5 Almatis Alumina Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata/IN
6 Stourbridge/GB
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Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 75 - 82
Abstract
Since the use of low cement castable technology became extensive in the early 1990‘s, the application of additives for the efficient dispersion of fine and ultrafine matrix components has become essential. Part 1 of this paper discusses the value of additives in general, and compares the differences in various traditional and modern additive concepts covering flow properties, working time, setting behaviour, and their impact on physical properties incl. hot properties in silica fumefree low cement castables. Part 2 will be published in in the next issue rwf 4/2014 and will discuss additives used in castables containing silica fume as fine matrix filler in the range of 3–5 % additions.
Keywords
additives, castables, dispersion
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