Disclosed in the present invention are a corrosion-resistant refractory material, preparation method therefor, and the use thereof. In the corrosion-resistant refractory material, a material phase of the refractory material comprises corundum and one or more material phases selected from CA6, C2M2A14, CM2A8, and ZrO.sub.2. The refractory material has low a low amount of a high-temperature liquid phase, a uniform pore structure, and good thermal shock stability; can be widely used in steel-making production lines and also in the refractory linings of rotary kilns, and has good erosion resistance and low thermal conductivity, and the performance thereof is obviously superior to that of many existing refractory materials such as silico carbide-mullite bricks and magnesia-alumina spinel bricks.

A refractory unit for lining a high temperature vessel includes a refractory body formed from a refractory material. The refractory body has an upper main surface, a lower main surface, an inner surface configurable to face a high temperature chamber, an outer surface configurable to face away from the high temperature chamber, a first side surface and a second side surface. An elastic member is attached to the outer surface.

A process for the sand casting of metals and their alloys includes the steps of providing at least a mold equipped with a plurality of cooling nozzles, making a layer of coolant permeable materials covering the nozzles and maintaining the materials at desired temperatures, delivering a molten metal into the mold, supplying predetermined amount of coolant to each nozzles to contact the external surface of the casting at desired rate, time, and duration to achieve an acceptable level of progressive solidification from the distal end of the casting towards the riser until the casting has reached desired temperatures.

Aspects of the invention relate to a rotor for transferring molten metal. A powered device, such as a molten metal pump, which may be inside of a transfer chamber, includes a multi-stage rotor to move molten metal within a vessel. The molten metal may be moved out of the vessel and into another structure, which could be another vessel or a launder. The multi-stage rotor may have multiple blades with each blade having multiple surfaces.

Aspects of the invention relate to a rotor for transferring molten metal. A powered device, such as a molten metal pump, which may be inside of a transfer chamber, includes a multi-stage rotor to move molten metal within a vessel. The molten metal may be moved out of the vessel and into another structure, which could be another vessel or a launder. The multi-stage rotor may have multiple blades with each blade having multiple surfaces.

The present invention relates to a dry refractory particulate composition comprising a zeolithic microstructure, to a green body and to a refractory lining formed therefrom, and to uses thereof.

The present invention relates to a dry refractory particulate composition comprising a zeolithic microstructure, to a green body and to a refractory lining formed therefrom, and to uses thereof.

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.

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.

A smelting ladle includes a housing, a circulating working layer, a consumable working layer, and a permanent layer. The permanent layer is masoned or casted on an inner wall of the housing, the circulating working layer is casted on an inner wall of the permanent layer, and the consumable working layer is masoned on an inner wall of the circulating working layer.