Fused Cast Refractories And Float Glass Furnaces

Fused cast refractory is a special type of refractory made by melting the raw materials in the electric arc furnace, pouring the melt into a mold and cooling the melt to solidify. It features dense structure, good corrosion resistance, low pollution to glass and long service life. Its quality and development has great influence on the service life of the float glass furnace.
Fused cast alumina block includes alpha alumina block, beta alumina block and alpha-beta alumina block. Alpha-beta alumina block mainly consists of intertwined crystals of alpha alumina and beta alumina with just a small amount of glass phase. It has excellent corrosion resistance to glass liquid under 1350℃ and produces almost no pollution to the glass liquid, so it is widely used in working tank, feeder channels, superstructures and lipstone of the high quality glass and special glass furnaces. Beta alumina block has a higher resistance to alkali vapor, thus it has excellent thermal shock resistance and does not form molten droplets. It is the best material for molter crown, port crown,feeder channel,ect.. After the oxygen-fuel technology is applied in the glass furnaces, beta alumina block replace the silica brick to be used in the crown.
Fused cast AZS block is the most widely used fused cast refractory used in the float glass furnace due to its good corrosion resistance to glass liquid and good high temperature performance. According to the content of ZrO2, fused cast AZS block can be divided into AZS 33#, 36# and 41#. According to the casting method, fused cast AZS can be categorized into PT AZS, QX AZS, ZWS AZS and WS AZS.
The crystal structure of AZS mainly consists of the eutectic crystal of Al2O3 and ZrO2, scattered baddeleyite crystal and a small amount of glass phase and pores. Its micro-structure determines its performance, while its micro-structure is up to the chemical composition, melting method and annealing method.
AZS 33# is generally used in the sidewall, the bottom paving block and the superstructure. In order to eliminate the horizontal mortar joints, large sidewall block made of QX AZS 33# is used. Due to its higher ZrO2 content and better corrosion resistance, AZS 41#, especially WS AZS 41#, is always used in the demanding areas such as the feeder corner, throat, etc..
Fused cast high zirconia block is specially designed refractory for glass furnace application. It is made of artificial synthesis high purity raw materials through special casting process. The crystalline texture consists of baddeleyite and with the characteristics of excellent high temperature and corrosion resistance, low blister and stoning potential. These advantages can prevent liquid glass from pollution effectively. It is used in sidewall, throat cover, throat support, electrode block, and dam block parts.
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