Presentation Refractories China October 2005.pptVIP

Microsilica in refractory castablesPresentation to Chinese refractory producersOctober 2005 Magne D?st?l Director Business Development Corporate Specialist Elkem Materials, Norway Introduction Castable refractories were traditionally made with high cement content (e.g. 15 - 20%), and needed high water content to become mouldable - very poor refractoriness The patents of Prost (1969) and Lafarge (1977) presented the guidelines for the development of modern low-cement castables an important part of monolithic refractories Throughout the 1980-ies monolithics came in widespread use in highly ind