December 2020

Contents

Preface

• Remarks on Special Issue on Refractory Technology in the Steel Industry
  Tomohide TAKEUCHI (296KB)

Technical Review

• Progress and Future Prospects of Refractory Technology of Nippon Steel Corporation
  Tomohide TAKEUCHI, Norio TAKI (2.6MB)

Review

• Trends in Refractories R & D Overseas
  Shinichi TAMURA (612KB)
• Recent Trends in Furnace Construction Work
  Takayuki INUZUKA (1.1MB)
• Outlook in Sourcing Refractories
  Masahiko KOSHIKAWA (2.6MB)

Technical Review

• History of Silica Refractories for Coke Ovens
  Kiyoto KASAI (1.1MB)

Technology

• Introduction of Imported Silica Brick to Hot-blast Stove Refractory in Kashima No. 1 Blast Furnace
  Atsuya KASAI (1.3MB)
• Carbon Blocks for Blast Furnace Hearth Refractories
  Michio NITTA, Keisuke HATAKEYAMA (3.5MB)
• Magnesia-Carbon Refractories for Converters
  Yushi TSUTSUI, Shingo UMEDA, Kensuke KATOU (1.5MB)
• Refractory Technology of Ladle
  Tsuyoshi MATSUI, Norio TAKI (1.2MB)
• Refractories for Continuous Casting
  Yuichi KATO (1.7MB)
• Transition of Refractory Technologies for Furnaces and Recent Insulating Technologies
  Takuo UEHARA, Toshimitsu KURIHARA (3.8MB)
• Recent Improvement of Recycling Technology for Refractories
  Shogo TAKASHIMA, Hiroshi IMAGAWA (2.7MB)
• Construction Technology of Monolithic Refractories
  Mitsuo SATO, Akira ISHIKAWA (1.4MB)
• Methods of Evaluating the Damage of Steelmaking Refractories
  Shigeto SAWAI, Kazuma HASHIMOTO, Masato SHIOKAWA, Yasuhiro YAMADA (2.9MB)
• Repairing Technology of Refractories
  Satoru ITOU (4MB)

Technical Report

• Stabilization of Calcium Compounds in Steelmaking Slag
  Shunsuke MATSUI (851KB)

New Technology

• Introduction of Refractory Repair Technology
  Tatsuya TAKAKI, Akira KOINE, Kazuhiro HONDA (3.8MB)
• Development of Refractories for Teeming System of Continuous Casting
  Kentaro IWAMOTO, Toshihiro IMAHASE, Kazuo ITOH, Kouichi HAREN (4.5MB)
• High Temperature Low Bio-persistent Wool Development
  Kenji KOMATSU (1.7MB)