Which furnace consumes maximum refractory annually in an integrated steel plant?
A. Soaking pit
B. Blastfurnace
C. L.D. converter
D. Coke ovens
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Because of its very high refractoriness of the order of __________ °C, silicon carbide refractories are used in zinc smelting furnace, muffle furnace and for supporting the wares in tunnel kilns.
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Fireclay bricks are used in the
A. Furnaces allowed to cool frequently
B. Flues
C. Chimney linings
D. All of the above
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Skull is not formed on the carbon blocks in the hearth of a blast furnace, when it becomes cold, becaus of its
A. Non-wetting characteristic
B. High thermal conductivity
C. High crushing strength
D. None of these
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'Spinel', a refractory mineral is chemically represented as
A. Mg Al2 O4
B. Mg Al2 O3
C. Mg SO4
D. Mg Al2 O3 .2H2 O
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Insulating refractories used in place of regular refractory bricks are usually called light weight refractories, and they have similar composition as heavy bricks
B. Graphite refractories are also called plumbago refractories
C. Superduty fireclay bricks correspond to a pyrometric cone equivalent of 26-28
D. Calcined magnesite is also called dead burnt magnesite
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Fireclay bricks are not used in the
A. Beehive coke oven
B. By-product coke oven walls
C. Combustion chamber of B.F. stoves
D. Coke oven regenerators
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Spalling of a refractory means its
A. Softening
B. Fracture due to uneven expansion at high temperature
C. Resistancce to compressive loads
D. Resistance to chemical action of gases and molten fluxes
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Magnesite chrome refractories
A. Have better spalling resistance than chrome magnesite refractories
B. Have very low thermal co-efficient of expansion
C. Are not at all resistant to the corrosive action of iron oxide
D. Have very low (50 kg/cm2 ) cold crushing strength (C.C.S.) and can not be used in metalcase form
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Refractory bricks with lower permeability is produced by using
A. Higher firing temperature
B. Higher moulding pressure
C. Finer grog size
D. All of the above
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Which refractory must have controlled atmosphere (temperature and humidity) for its safe storage?
A. Tar bonded dolomite bricks
B. Fireclay bricks
C. Mullite bricks
D. Magnesite bricks
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Pure oxide refractories are generally monocrystaliine in nature and are self bonded __________ bricks are generally used as moderator in nuclear reactors.
A. Beryllia
B. Carborundum
C. Corundum
D. Thoria
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High alumina refractory compared to fireclay bricks have
A. Less load bearing capacity
B. Less resistance to slag attack
C. Low refractoriness
D. High resistance to thermal shock and creep
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Which is not an alumino-silicate refractory?
A. Fireclay bricks
B. Mullite bricks
C. Tar dolomite bricks
D. High alumina bricks
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__________ nozzles are used in continuous casting of steel,
A. Zircon
B. Thoria
C. Carborundum
D. Beryllia
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Magnesite refractories are used for the construction of those furnaces, which are
A. Not required to resist the corrosive action of basic slag
B. Not subjected to fluctuation in temperature
C. Used for raising & maintaining high temperature
D. Both (B) and (C)
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Natural silica
A. Mainly contains quartz
B. Is not stable at high temperature
C. Transforms to other allotropic forms i.e tridymite and cristoballite involving very high volume changes
D. All of the above
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Carborundum used for making crucibles for melting non-ferrous metals is chemically
A. Silicon carbide
B. Silicon nitride
C. Crystalline magnesia
D. Zirconium sulphate
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Which one contains minimum percentage of SiO2 ?
A. Firebrick
B. Sillimanite
C. Semi-silica
D. Aluminous firebrick
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Dilatometer is used for the determination of __________ of refractories.
A. Modulus of rupture
B. Permanent linear change
C. Resistance to CO attack
D. RUL
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