In order to obtain fundamental information for clarifying the reason why spinel-alumina refractory has strong resistance against slag corrosion, interfacial reactions between Al
2O
3-MgO substrate and liquid iron were investigated by the use of X-ray diffractometer and X-ray micro analyzer.
When the substrate contains non-stoichiometric MgAl
2O
4 spinel and the oxygen content of iron is sufficient, iron diffuses easily with oxygen into the substrate, which leads to the formation of (Fe, Mg)Al
2O
4 spinels in the vicinity of substrate-liquid iron interface. The formation of (Fe, Mg)Al
2O
4 spinels containing a large amount of iron occures when α-alumina coexists with MgAl
2O
4 spinel in the substrate. (Fe, Mg)Al
2O
4 spinels have larger lattice constants than MgAl
2O
4 spinel. Decrease in porosity of substrate after the reaction can be interpreted to be caused by the formation of (Fe, Mg)Al
2O
4 spinels.
It is speculated from the estimated activity coefficients of FeO in (Fe, Mg)Al
2O
4 spinels that non-stoichiometric MgAl
2O
4 spinel enriched by Al
2O
3 has a prominent ability to trap FeO.
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