Journal of the Technical Association of Refractories, Japan

Vol.22 No.4 Contents

Point of View
 Dream for the Future of Refractory Industry
    Yasutoshi Namba   293

Papers
Synthesis of Whisker-Like Mgal2O4 Spinel from Gibbsite and Magnesium Acetate
Kaichi Fujiyoshi, Shingo Ishida, Nobuyuki Takeuchi and Hayato Nanri   294

Penetration Behavior of Silicate Slat into Magnesia Refractory Bricks
Tsuyoshi Matsui, Keiseu Hiragushi, Tadasahi Ikemoto and Kiyoshi Sawano   302

Evaluation of Compaction Characteristics of Powder by Uniaxial Pressing Test in a Cylindrical Die
Ping Xin, Masahiro Ando, Norio Kondo, Masami Amano, Hiroshi Ohtsuka, Koji Enomoto and Etsuhiro Hasebe 310

Reports
Sintering Behavior of Easy-to-Sinter Alumina  
Toshifumi Katsuda, and Hiroshi Takahashi   315

Fatigue Fracture of Magnesia-Spinel Bricks by Cyclic Loading
Toshihiro Suruga, Toshiyuki Hokii, Keisuke Asano and Kenji Ohtsuka   319

Application of Boron Nitride System Composites to Refractories-Study of ZrO2-C-BN-SiC Composite
Goji Saeki, Keisuke Hiragushi and Yasuo Mizota   323

Improvement of Fifer-Free Insulating Materials
S
hignori Yamamoto, Shigeaki Takahashi and Kazumi Oguri   331

Evaluation of Flexibility of Cement Kiln Bricks
Tamiatsu Koyake, Masanori Ogata, Eishi Iida and Katsunori Itoh   335

Wet-Gunned Monolithic Refractory Lining for RH Degassers
Norikazu Shirama, Kakuichi Murakami and Ichiro Takita   339

Coffee Break
A Story I Want to Tell
Kyoko Tabuchi   345

Reports
Improvement of Magnesia-Spinel Brick for Refining Ladle
Tetsuro Kai, Kyousuke Isaji and Kuniyoshi Ejiri   346

Study of the High Density Taphole Clay for Blast Furnace
Masatsugu Kitamura, Ryosuke Nakamura and Hisaki Sumimura   350

Method for Evalution of the Corrosion Resistance of Carbon Containing Refractories
Yoshitoshi Saito, Kiyoto Kasai, Kiyoshi Goto and Kiyoshi Sawano   344

Performance of Chrome-Free Brick in reducing Atmosphere of High SOx Contents in Burning Zone of Cement Rotary Kiln
Kozo Tokunaga, Yoshiki tsuchiya, Yoshio Mizuno and Toru Honda   361

Effect of Magesium Powder Addition on Corrosion Resisitance of MgO-C Bricks
Eiichiro Hatae, Toshihiro Suruga, Toshiyuki Hokii, Keisuke Asano and Kenji Ohtsuka   366

Effect of Various Admixtures on the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Low Cement Castables
Ryusuke Funakoshi, Nobuyuki Takahashi and Makoto Ishikawa   371

Effect of Oxygen Enriched Air on the Heating Rate in a High-Temperatue Shuttle Kiln
(2nd Report)
-Rapid Firing by Oxygen Enriched Combustion-
Toshimasa Irie, Yasuo Omotehara, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Hironori Watanabe, Kazuma Kiyohira, Etsuo Ogawa, Shigekazu Tsugawa and Tsutomu Nakatsuka   377

Development of a Submerged entry Nozzle for Casting High Oxygen Steel
Takeshi Izaiku, Wei Lin, Shigeki Uchida and Osamu Nomura