AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON HYDRATION OF VARIOUS MAGNESIA RAW MATERIALS

Abstract

Hydration of various commercially available magnesia raw materials were studied under hydrothermal conditions. Raw materials were characterized by XRD, XRF, TG/DTA and SEM/EDS methods. Subsequently, they were subjected to hydration test conducted at temperature of 162oC and presuure of 552 kPa according to ASTM C 554-92 standard. The evolution of phase, microstructure and physicochemical behaviour after hydration test were analysed by XRD, DTA/TG and SEM/EDS. The results showed that presence of the specific secondary phases plays a crucial role in preventing MgO grains against the hydration. Merwinite, monticellite, magnesioferrite and srebrnodolskite were found to constitute protector-like phases that inibit hydration process of magnesia.

Keywords

• MgO, Mg(OH)2
• Hydration
• Refractories
• Raw materials