Version 1.10 Sept. 18, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We sadly had to cancel a session: “Investigation of the hydration process of refractory cement materials at ambient temperatures by 27Al, 29Si and 1H solid-state NMR and PXRD” by Ali Masoudi Alavi
Version 1.9 Sept. 10, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:
- “Complex BOF slag cut-off system using developed functional devices” by Kyrylo Sharandin
- “Study of LCC and Insulating refractory corrosion resistance in a high-temperature under reheating furnace combustion atmosphere” by Thomas Zanin
We have moved a session around: “Multicomponent spinel (Mg,Zn)[Al,Fe]2O4 as alternative Cr-free refractory aggregate for the copper industry” by Ilona Jastrzębska (Sept. 18, 2024, 2:20 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2024, 2 p.m.)
Version 1.8 Aug. 28, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:
- “Characterization and post-mortem analysis of Alumina-Magnesia dry vibratable ramming refractories used in coreless induction furnaces” by Mohammad Bavand Vandchali
- “Development of Electro Chemical Bonding of Castables” by Robert Pattillo
We have moved a session around: “Mobility revolution: Refractory saggars for calcination of ternary cathode materials” by Anna-Lena Schäfer (Sept. 18, 2024, 2:40 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2024, 1:40 p.m.)
Version 1.7 Aug. 26, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:
- “Developing MgO-Spinel-Carbon slide gate plates for Ca-treated clean steel production” by Mohsen Nouri Khezrabad (Sept. 19, 2024, 2:40 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Improvement in Thermal Spalling Resistance for Cold Start Alumina-Graphite Ladle Shroud” by Sudipta Palit (Sept. 19, 2024, 2:20 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 2 p.m.)
- “Complex BOF slag cut-off system using developed functional devices” by Kyrylo Sharandin (Sept. 19, 2024, noon → Sept. 19, 2024, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Successful implementation and impact of efficient castable solutions in different steel plant applications” by Jasper Neese (Sept. 19, 2024, 2 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, noon)
Version 1.6 Aug. 26, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
Version 1.5 Aug. 22, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
Version 1.4 Aug. 21, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We have a new session: “WRA and its role as a driver for the revision of important industrial standards” by Hans-Jürgen Klischat.
Version 1.3 Aug. 20, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We have a new session: “In-depth corrosion investigation of Steel Ceramic Composites in contact with molten aluminum alloys” by Piotr Malczyk.
We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:
- “Poster Slam” (Sept. 18, 2024, 4 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2024, 4:20 p.m.)
- “Women@Refractories - "Female Talents - Innovation Through Diversity" - Keynote, Panel Discussion and Networking” (Sept. 18, 2024, 3 p.m. → Sept. 18, 2024, 3:20 p.m.)
Version 1.2 Aug. 6, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:
- “Thermomechanical and thermochemical behaviour of silica and spinel sols bonded high alumina refractory castables” by Erwan Brochen (Sept. 19, 2024, 10 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 9:40 a.m.)
- “Microstructural analysis of calcium hexaluminate (CA6) in alumina-spinel refractory castables” by Kwasi Addo Boateng (Sept. 19, 2024, 9:40 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 10 a.m.)
- “Development of Mechanical Properties of Al2O3-C Refractories with Silanized Nanocomposite Additives” by Amirabbas Nourbakhsh, Mohsen Nouri Khezrabad (Sept. 19, 2024, 10 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 10:20 a.m.)
- “Investigation of Aggregate Type Impact on Thermal Stability of CAC Bonded Alumina Castables” by Buket Polat, Vahit Ersin İmren (Sept. 19, 2024, 9 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 9:20 a.m.)
- “Advancements in refractory castables: enhancement of green-state and high-temperature performances of colloidal spinel bonded castables” by Sandra Abdelouhab (Sept. 19, 2024, 9:40 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 9:20 a.m.)
- “Investigating the use of sugar alcohol as an alternative non-toxic binder to conventional coal tar/coal tar pitch for use in taphole clay” by Izak Cameron (Sept. 19, 2024, 9:20 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 10 a.m.)
- “Evaluating the use of hydrogel as accelerator for no-cement refractory shotcreting – a higher performance alternative” by Izak Cameron (Sept. 19, 2024, 10:20 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 9 a.m.)
- “Boron-free self-glazing Al2O3-C refractories” by Vasileios Roungos (Sept. 19, 2024, 9:20 a.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 9:40 a.m.)
Version 1.1 July 24, 2024
We released a new schedule version!
We have new sessions!
- “Use of hydrogen in steelmaking: implications for refractory materials” by Milena Amábilis Ribeiro Gomes
- “Robustness of a new NCC bond and levers to adjust working and hardening time” by Frédéric Lacoue, Ratana Soth
We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:
- “Developing MgO-Spinel-Carbon slide gate plates for Ca-treated clean steel production” by Mohsen Nouri Khezrabad (Sept. 19, 2024, 2:20 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 2:40 p.m.)
- “Improvement in Thermal Spalling Resistance for Cold Start Alumina-Graphite Ladle Shroud” by Sudipta Palit (Sept. 19, 2024, 2 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 2:20 p.m.)
- “Successful implementation and impact of efficient castable solutions in different steel plant applications” by Jasper Neese (Sept. 19, 2024, 1:40 p.m. → Sept. 19, 2024, 2 p.m.)
Version 1.0 July 16, 2024
We released our first schedule!