Abstract: This disclosure involves a dry heat setting refractory and method of using same in the securing of nozzles to nozzle blocks in steel pour ladles. The refractory is sized so that it can be placed between the nozzle and nozzle block in a dry condition, and then forms an adhesive bond in situ, when molten steel is poured into the ladle and onto the refractory. The composition comprises a sized refractory material, preferably having MgO in the fines fraction, and includes the addition of about 2 to about 6% hydrated alkali silicate, preferably sodium silicate, which forms a refractory bond when engaged by the hot metal.

Abstract: This disclosure involves a dry heat setting refractory and method of using same in the securing of nozzles to nozzle blocks in steel pour ladles. The refractory is sized so that it can be placed between the nozzle and nozzle block in a dry condition, and then forms an adhesive bond in situ, when molten steel is poured into the ladle and onto the refractory. The composition comprises a sized refractory material, preferably having MgO in the fines fraction, and includes the addition of about 2 to about 6% hydrated alkali silicate, preferably sodium silicate, which forms a refractory bond when engaged by the hot metal.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns a thermo-chemical bonded refractory product which comprises inactive refractory grains bonded together by mullite. The refractory is emplaced in a furnace or other pyro-processing unit by pressing, ramming, gunning, casting, etc. The refractory product is made by mixing inactive refractory grains with a mixture of zircon and alumina powders and a small amount of an alkaline earth oxide catalyst. The catalyst breaks the zircon down into ZrO.sub.2 and SiO.sub.2 at relatively low temperatures. The SiO.sub.2 thus liberated is unusually reactive and reacts with the alumina to form mullite and the ZrO.sub.2 adsorbs the alkaline earth oxide.