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Category: Refractory Technology
Which furnace consumes maximum refractory annually in an integrated steel plant ?
A. Soaking pit
B. Blast furnace
C. L.D. converter
D. Coke ovens
Carborundum used for making crucibles for melting non-ferrous metals is chemically________________?
A. Silicon carbide
B. Silicon nitride
C. Crystalline magnesia
D. Zirconium sulphate
Spalling tendency of refractories is reduced by increasing its_________________?
A. Porosity
B. Specific gravity
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Strength
Which of the following is not a neutral refractory ?
A. Silicon carbide
B. Magnesite
C. Chromite
D. Graphite
____________ of carbon blocks in the hearth of blast furnace helps in avoiding skull formation, when it becomes cold?
A. High thermal conductivity
B. Low porosity
C. Non-wetting characteristics
D. High density
Chrome magnesite bricks are used in the_________________?
A. Side walls of soaking pits and arc furnaces
B. Copper melting furnaces & converters
C. Burner block of glass tanks
D. All A., B. and C.
Ramming masses are used for____________________?
A. Obtaining monolithic working faces
B. Repairing construction of various furnace parts
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its_____________________?
A. Crushing strength
B. Resistance to slag attack
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Pick out the wrong statement ?
A. Electrical conductivity of refractory is not important, when these are to be used in electrical
furnaces
B. Graphite and metals are the good electrical conductor among the refractories and others are all
electrical insulators
C. Refractories used for lining electrical furnaces should ordinarily have very low electrical
conductivity
D. Electrical conductivity of porous refractory material is low
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