Wear of MgO-C Refractories in EBT Type Furnaces Experienced at Iranian Mobarakeh Steel Plant

Mobarakeh Steel Company produces 3 million tons ofsteel annually with eight 180 tons EBT furnaces. Differ-ent types of magnesia-carbon refractories have been em-ployed at slagline during last 5 years. In the present studythe wear and corrosion of MgO-C refractories of these fur-naces have been studied via post-mortem analysis of usedbricks and the observation of operational effects. Laborato-ry corrosion tests were also arranged to investigate the effectof slag chemistry and the mechanism of chemical corro-sion. Characterization of different magnesia-carbon bricksclarified that the crystal size, type and chemistry of mag-

Wear of MgO-C Refractories in EBT Type Furnaces Experienced at Iranian Mobarakeh Steel Plant

Mobarakeh Steel Company produces 3 million tons of steel annually with eight 180 tons EBT furnaces. Different types of magnesia-carbon refractories have been employed at slagline during last 5 years. In the present study the wear and corrosion of MgO-C refractories of these furnaces have been studied via post-mortem analysis of used bricks and the observation of operational effects. Laboratory corrosion tests were also arranged to investigate the effect of slag chemistry and the mechanism of chemical corrosion . Characterization of different magnesia-carbon bricks clarified that the crystal size , type and chemistry of magnesia as well as graphite structure have the main influence on corrosion resistance. The CaO: SiO2 ratio in slag also plays a vital role in the wear of slagline refractories. The iron oxide content of slag also has a major role in graphite oxidation. Of metallurgical parameters , the electric power input and the contact time have great influence on refractories life. The results will be discussed with emphasis on particular operational factors in Mobarakeh steel plant.