Viscosities Behavior of CaO-SiO2-MgO-Al2O3 Slag With Low Mass Ratio of CaO to SiO2 and Wide Range of A12O3 Content

• Published in: Journal of iron and steel research, international Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Tang, Xu-long, Zhang, Zuo-tai, Guo, Min, Zhang, Mei, Wang, Xi-dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Applied and Technical Physics; Engineering; Machines; Manufacturing; Materials Engineering; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Physical Chemistry; Processes; viscosity; NBO/T; slag; mineral wool
• ISSN: 1006-706X; 2210-3988
• DOI: 10.1016/S1006-706X(11)60015-0

The present paper is aimed at recycling of coal ash and blast furnace slag to produce mineral wool. Considering the mineralogical constitutions of coal ash and blast furnace slag, the primary quaternary slag compositions of CaO-SiO2-MgO-Al 2 O 3 with basicity (mass ratio of CaO to SiO 2 ) ranging from 0. 5 to 0. 9 and alumina ranging from 5% to 20% were investigated through a rotating cylinder method. The experimental results indicated that the viscosities decreased with increasing basicity above the liquidus temperature, and increased with increasing alumina content, and the maximum values were reached and as the alumina content was 20%, followed by the decrease with further increasing alumina content due to its amphoteric behavior. The amphoteric behavior of Al 2 O 3 also performed in the relationship between viscosity and non-bridging oxygen per tetrahedrally-coordinated atom (NBO/T), and the viscosities decreased with increasing the NBO/T except the slag with a basicity 0. 5 and Al 2 O 3 20% which have a low NBO/T value and a low viscosity than others.