Showing posts with label Fused Cast Alumina Block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fused Cast Alumina Block. Show all posts

Sunday, January 3, 2016

The Classification of Alpha-Beta Fused Cast Alumina Block

As we all know, alpha-beta fused cast alumina block is widely used in industrial furnaces. It is composed of alpha alumina and beta alumina crystals in a most ideal proportion which is approximately 50% and 50% respectively, where intertwined crystals of both materials result in a very dense structure.
Alpha-beta fused cast alumina block is made of high quality fused alumina as the raw material.
1) White fused alumina
White fused alumina is made of industrial alumina powder as the raw material. It is melted in an arc electric furnace and crystalized by cooling. White fused alumina is white and abbreviated as WFA.
2) Dense fused alumina
Dense fused alumina is made of industrial alumina powder as the raw material with the addition of additives. It is melted in an arc electric furnace and crystalized by cooling. It is gray or hoary and abbreviated as OFA.
3) Sub-white fused alumina
Sub-white fused alumina is also called high alumina corundum. It is made of bauxite as the main raw material with addition of additives. It is melted in an arc electric furnace and crystalized by cooling. It is brown grey or gray and abbreviated as SFA.
4) Gray fused alumina
Gray fused alumina is made of bauxite as the main raw material with addition of additives. It is melted in an arc electric furnace and crystalized by cooling. It is chocolate brown and abbreviated as BFA.
Below 1350 degree, alpha-beta fused cast alumina block has excellent corrosion resistance to glass liquid. It is widely used in the working tank of glass furnaces.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

The Cutting and Pre-Assembling of Fused Cast Alumina Block

The fuse cast alumina block is a kind of cast product with rough surface and big size tolerance. In actual use, in order to reduce the brick joints, factories machine it with diamond tools. This can save energy and prolong the service life of the furnace.
Fused cast alumina block can be divided into alpha-beta block, alpha block and beta block.
Alpha-beta fused cast Alumina Block is formed by the compact structure of alpha alumina and beta alumina crystals in a most ideal proportion which is approximately 50% and 50% respectively, where intertwined crystals of both materials result in a very dense structure. It has dense structure and no contamination to glass. It is the ideal refractory materials for channels, spouts and working ends of floating glass furnace.
Alpha fused cast alumina block is an ideal product for the lower temperature zones of the glass melting furnaces due to its high density, superior corrosion resistance and low blister potential. It is also an ideal material for Metallurgical Titanium Furnace because the superior thermal stability.
Beta fused cast alumina block comprises of a majority of beta alumina crystals and a slight portion of alpha alumina crystals in compact structure. Moreover, the intersected texture of large ß-alumina ensures great dimensional stability and great resistance against spalling. Its property of base saturation enables 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.
Recently, the mechanical processing technology of the refractory materials has seen development. The pre-assembling of the refractory materials has already been adopted aboard. After the products are processed, pre-assembled, numbered and accepted, it is transported from the factory. This can save the time of cold repair and hot repair.
Zhengzhou sunrise is a refractory supplier from China. We offers various refractory materials for glass furnaces, such as fused cast AZS, fused cast alumina block, fused cast high zircon block, etc..

Monday, June 29, 2015

What Is Fused Cast Alumina Block

Fused cast alumina block is made of pure alumina powder(>95%) and a small amount of additions (soda sand and quartz sand). There are commercially 3 types of fused cast alumina blocks: Beta fused cast alumina block, Alpha-beta Fused cast Alumina Block and Alpha fused cast alumina block.
The manufacturing process of fused cast alumina block includes mixing the raw material, melting it in the electric furnace, casting, annealing, machining and then getting the final products. First melt the raw materials in an electric arc furnace. When the material has become molten and its chemical and physical characteristics have been adjusted to the desired condition, pour the molten material into a mold. Then the cast product is processed with machines into the final product.
Alpha-beta Fused cast Alumina Block is formed by the compact structure of alpha alumina and beta alumina crystals in a most ideal proportion which is approximately 50% and 50% respectively,where intertwined crystals of both materials result in a very dense structure. Below 1350 ℃, it has excellent corrosion resistance against molten glass and great performance against contamination to molten glass, thus it is very suitable for paving blocks and fore-hearth channel blocks. When in contact with molten glass, it barely produces any blistering or stones. So, it may be widely used in working tank, feeder channels, superstructures and lipstone, etc. In soda-lime container furnaces, it is installed in the Alcove and channel areas, as alternative to fused cast AZS for Alcoves and as alternative to AZS fused-cast, zirmul, sinter-alumina and other sinter refractories for channels.
Beta fused cast alumina block comprises of a majority of beta alumina crystals and a slight portion of alpha alumina crystals in compact structure. Moreover, the intersected texture of large beta-alumina ensures great dimensional stability and great resistance against spalling. Its property of base saturation enables 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. Its neutrality against soda vapors makes it the best choice for the downstream part of superstructures in demanding applications.
Alpha fused cast alumina block is an ideal product for the lower temperature zones of the glass melting furnaces due to its high density, superior corrosion resistance and low blister potential. It is also an ideal material for Metallurgical Titanium Furnace because the superior thermal stability.
Sunrise provides high quality fused cast alumina block at a competitive price. It can be widely used in glass furnaces and improve the service life of glass furnaces effectively.

Friday, June 19, 2015

Types And Advantages Of Fused Cast Alumina Block

Alumina is available in many crystal phases (α,β,etc.). According to the crystal phases of fused cast alumina block, it can be divided into α-β fused cast alumina block, α fused cast alumina block and β fused cast alumina block.
Fused cast alumina block is made of pure alumina powder(>95%) and a small amount of additions (soda sand and quartz sand). The mixed materials are melt in the three-phase industrial arc furnace at 2300℃. Thereafter the melt liquid is cast into the mold. After cooling and annealing, the cast product is cut is processed into the final product.
α-β fused cast alumina block is formed by the compact structure of α alumina and β alumina crystals in a most ideal proportion which is approximately 50% and 50% respectively,where intertwined crystals of both materials result in a very dense structure. Below 1350 ℃, it has excellent corrosion resistance against molten glass and great performance against contamination to molten glass. When in contact with molten glass, it barely produces any blistering or stones. It also presents good corrosion resistance to alkali vapor. α-β fused cast alumina block may be widely used in working tank, feeder channels, superstructures and lipstone, etc.
α fused cast alumina block comprises of a majority of α alumina crystals and a slight portion of β alumina crystals in compact structure. It has good corrosion resistance to molten glass and good wear resistance, but it is sensitive to thermal shock. It is an ideal product for the lower temperature zones of the glass melting furnaces due to its high density, superior corrosion resistance and low blister potential. It is also an ideal material for Metallurgical Titanium Furnace because the superior thermal stability.
β fused cast alumina block comprises of a majority of β alumina crystals and a slight portion of α alumina crystals in compact structure. Moreover, the intersected texture of large β-alumina ensures great dimensional stability and great resistance against spalling. Its property of base saturation enables a higher resistance to alkali vapor, thus it has excellent thermal shock resistance and does not form molten droplets. However, it is easy to form Nepheline(Na2O·Al2O3·2SiO2) with SiO2. It can be transformed into α alumina under reducing atmosphere and is easy to crack due to volume expansion. It has better corrosion resistance to molten glass than α fused cast alumina block under oxidizing atmosphere. It is the best material for molter crown, port crown,feeder channel,ect.
Sunrise offers high quality α-β fused cast alumina block, α fused cast alumina block and β fused cast alumina block available in different shapes and sizes.