A single crystal ceramic core composition has an inorganic portion and an organic portion. The inorganic portion makes up about 85% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition, and the organic portion makes up about 15% by weight of the total weight of the ceramic core composition. The inorganic portion includes about 94 to 98% by weight spherical fused silica, and about 2 to 6% by weight zircon flour. The organic portion includes about 84 to 88% by weight binder, about 1 to 2% by weight dye, about 6 to 12% by weight surfactant, and about 1 to 5% by weight polymeric fiber.

There is provided a refractory article for use in metal casting and a composition for manufacture thereof, comprising a particulate refractory material, an oxidisable fuel, an oxidant, a sensitizer; a binder, and from 0.5 to 5 wt % CaSO.sub.4.

In order to enable stable provision of an upward release tube-type ceramic filter used in a molten metal bath and having a side wall with a height of 300 mm or greater, this method for manufacturing a ceramic filter, which is an upward release tube-type integrally molded article for removing unwanted substances from molten metal, has: a step for kneading a mixture of an aggregate comprising ceramic particles, a prescribed binding agent, and water to prepare a base material; a step for integrally forming an upward release tube-type ceramic filter precursor from the prepared base material; step for drying the precursor; a step for providing a retainer for the dried precursor for supporting a side wall of the precursor; a step for subsequently sintering the precursor; and a step for removing the retainer after sintering.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a vessel for containing or conveying molten metal therein. At least part of the outer surface of the vessel incorporates a web of metal wires embedded in the surface, the wires being mutually overlaid with openings formed therebetween. The refractory material penetrates into the openings. The web may comprise woven metal wires or non-woven wires or both. The web imparts resistance to cracking (or containment of cracks, once formed) and/or resistance to molten metal leakage if cracks develop. The invention also provides metal containment structures containing such vessels, and methods of producing the same.

The invention relates to a refractory ceramic batch for the production of an unformed refractory ceramic batch, the use of a batch of this kind for lining metallurgical melting vessels and also a metallurgical melting vessel which is lined with an unformed refractory ceramic product based on a batch of this kind.

The present disclosure relates to solid electrolyte containing MgO partially stabilized zirconia doped with at least one of Mn and Co.

Disclosed are a CA6-based thermally insulating refractory material with a medium volume density, a preparation method therefor, and the use thereof. The CA6-based thermally insulating refractory material with a medium volume density in the present invention has phases comprising CA6 and one or more selected from C2M2A14, C2M2A8, magnesium aluminate spinel, and corundum, and the refractory material has a high purity, good high temperature stability, a uniform structure, stable performance, a relatively low thermal conductivity, and good corrosion resistance to a metal, slag, etc.

A metering device (10) for withdrawing and dispensing a melt consisting of or containing an oxide fibre reinforced oxide ceramic composite material.

The present application discloses a refractory material with the function of cleaning molten steel, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The material phase of the refractory material of the present application comprises one or more of CA6, CMA, corundum and ZrO.sub.2. The refractory material prepared by the present application has a high purity, good erosion resistance, good slag permeability resistance and high thermal shock stability, reduces the amount of refractory material eroded into molten steel, reduces the pollution of the molten steel, and can also give full play to the performance advantages of high-purity raw materials.

Methods for forming ceramic cores are disclosed. A ceramic core formed using the method of the present application includes a silica depletion zone encapsulating an inner zone. The inner zone includes mullite and the silica depletion zone includes alumina. The method includes heat-treating a ceramic body in a non-oxidizing atmospheric condition for an effective temperature and time combination at a pressure less than 10 atmosphere to form the silica depletion zone at a surface of the ceramic core.