The document outlines requirements for clay used in tap holes at a steel plant. The clay must (1) form a stable tap hole that withstands metal and slag corrosion and remains sealed, (2) be easy to plug and drill holes in, and (3) protect the bottom refractory and form long, stable tap hole lengths. The supplier must provide testing data on batches before delivery, including composition, properties, and aging over 7-21 days. The document also lists typical chemical compositions and temperatures for hot metal and slag.
The document outlines requirements for clay used in tap holes at a steel plant. The clay must (1) form a stable tap hole that withstands metal and slag corrosion and remains sealed, (2) be easy to plug and drill holes in, and (3) protect the bottom refractory and form long, stable tap hole lengths. The supplier must provide testing data on batches before delivery, including composition, properties, and aging over 7-21 days. The document also lists typical chemical compositions and temperatures for hot metal and slag.
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The Clay Should Full Fill the Following Requirements
The document outlines requirements for clay used in tap holes at a steel plant. The clay must (1) form a stable tap hole that withstands metal and slag corrosion and remains sealed, (2) be easy to plug and drill holes in, and (3) protect the bottom refractory and form long, stable tap hole lengths. The supplier must provide testing data on batches before delivery, including composition, properties, and aging over 7-21 days. The document also lists typical chemical compositions and temperatures for hot metal and slag.
The document outlines requirements for clay used in tap holes at a steel plant. The clay must (1) form a stable tap hole that withstands metal and slag corrosion and remains sealed, (2) be easy to plug and drill holes in, and (3) protect the bottom refractory and form long, stable tap hole lengths. The supplier must provide testing data on batches before delivery, including composition, properties, and aging over 7-21 days. The document also lists typical chemical compositions and temperatures for hot metal and slag.
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The clay should full fill the following requirements:
I ) Clay properties and Functions :
a) Stable Tapping:-
i) The clay must be quick setting type and it must form
uniform monolithic mass after setting. ii) The Clay must give high refractoriness, tap hole diameter stay constant should not wear out much so as to maintain constant flow of metal and slag during course of tapping. iii) Tap hole must stay stable, there should not be self- opening iv) The clay must be resistant to Metal & Slag. v) The Clay should not form any crack during setting. vi) The Clay must consist of Low volatile matter. There must be less smoke and emission of toxic fumes. vii) The clay should be compatible to old tap hole mass. It must produce very good tap hole length. viii) High volume stability is must and it must set without any shrinkage in the tap hole.
b) Stable Plugging:-
i. It must have good pushability, good Workability and
Quick Hardening.
ii. It must adapt to cast house environment and it should
not get hardened inside the mud gun barrel or in the nozzle.
c) Easy Drilling:-
i. It must form stable tap hole such that it can be drilled
easily and must form smooth tap hole surface such that there should not be any splitting during tapping.
d) Protection of Bottom Wall refractory and tap hole
length.
i. The Clay must form long, stable and consistent tap
hole length. The clay must give tap hole length above 3.6 mts more than 80 % of taps and must be above 3.8 mts in all taps
ii. The Clay should not form crack in the mushroom.
II) Technical requirements and Conditions :
A. The supplier has to furnish the following information to
the JSPL before dispatching the material to the operation site. After technical acceptance by the JSPL based on furnished data the clearance will be given for dispatching of the batch material.
i. Date of manufacturing.
ii. Dispatch plan for the material: - Aging of the mud
gun clay must be more than 7 days and lesser than 21 days from Manufacturing before it is delivered at the operation site.
iii. The batch wise clay to be tested, the results /
certificates are to be acceptable to the users. Following tests are recommended for each batch
Drillability test. Workability Index test. Pushability of the taphole clay. Hardenbility test. Linear change Cold compression test
iv. The clay chemical composition, physical property and
size analysis for each batch has to be tested and submitted to the user. v. The Clay composition must of alumino-silicate system and binder must be of resin bonded. vi. The binder must have both thermosetting and thermoplastic properties. Along with these, additives like SiC, ZrO2 and Si3N4 etc. are to be used to increase erosion resistance, slag corrosion resistance and high temperature. 3. Hot Metal Analysis & Slag Analysis
Elements % C 4.0-4.5 Si 0.3-1 S 0.03-0.1 P 0.05-0.2 Mn 0.1-0.3 Ti 0.01-0.15 Fe Rest Temperature 1450-1550 deg C
Elements % CaO 32-35 SiO2 32-35 MgO 8-10 Al2O3 16-21
