Claims
- 1. Blast-furnace tap-hole plugging mix composition consisting essentially of about 70% to 85% of a mineral component comprising refractory clay, a refractory aggregate having a high mechanical strength and a high-carbon mineral material, and of a polymerizable hydrocarbon binder selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon derivative derived from the distillation of crude petroleum oil and having an initial boiling point higher than 200.degree. C, and a thermosetting resin which is stable at temperatures of the order of 200.degree. C and is of such composition that the beginning of the mass setting process can be adjusted from 130.degree. C up, said hydrocarbon derivative comprising at least 5% of said composition.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, in which said polymerizable hydrocarbon binder constitutes a primary binder, said composition further comprising a high-carbon secondary binder which is solid at 20.degree. C, has a high coking capacity and is adapted to mix up with said primary binder at temperatures within the range of 130.degree. C to 200.degree. C.
- 3. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon derivative is selected from the group consisting of non-paraffinic extracts from the distillation of crude petroleum oil.
- 4. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon derivative is selected from the group consisting of residues of the direct distillation of crude petroleum oil and having an initial boiling point higher than 200.degree. C.
- 5. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is selected from the group consisting of aminoplast resins.
- 6. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is selected from the group consisting of polyester-type resins.
- 7. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is selected from the group comprising furanic-type resins.
- 8. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is an epoxy resin.
- 9. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is a coumarone-indene resin.
- 10. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is selected from the group consisting of natural resins.
- 11. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said thermosetting resin is selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins.
- 12. A composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein said secondary binder consists of coal tar pitch.
- 13. A composition as set forth in claim 2, wherein said secondary binder consists of petroleum oil pitch.
- 14. A plugging composition for the tap-holes of blast-furnaces, which consists essentially of 30% of refractory clay, 35% of sand, 20% of ground porous soft coal and 15% of petroleum oil associated with a phenolic resin.
- 15. A plugging composition for the tap-holes of blast-furnaces, which consists essentially of 35% of refractory fire-clay, 30% of sand, 20% of soft coal and 15% of petroleum oil associated with an epoxide resin.
- 16. A plugging composition for the tap-holes of blast-furnaces, which consists essentially of 35% of calcinated bauxite, 25% of clay, 10% of hard coal, 15% of ground soft coal and 15% of petroleum oil associated with an indene-coumarone resin.
- 17. A plugging composition for the tap-holes of blast-furnaces, which consists essentially of 15% of clay, 10% of soft coal, 50% of magnesia, 10% of graphite and 15% of petroleum oil associated with a phenolic resin.
- 18. A plugging composition for the tap-holes of blast furnaces, which consists essentially of 30% of clay, 20% of corundum, 15% of silicon carbide, 15% of hard coal, 5% of coal-tar pitch and 15% of petroleum oil associated with an epoxide resin.
- 19. Blast-furnace tap-hole plugging mix composition consisting essentially of a mineral component, a primary binder and a secondary binder in the following proportions:
- ______________________________________mineral component 70% to 85%Primary binder 5% to 20%Secondary binder up to 15%______________________________________
- said mineral component comprising refractory clay, a refractory aggregate having a high mechanical strength and a high carbon mineral material;
- said primary binder being a polymerizable hydrocarbon binder selected from the group consisting of (1) a hydrocarbon derivative derived from the distillation of crude petroleum oil and having an initial boiling point higher than 200.degree. C and (2) a thermosetting resin which is stable at temperatures of the order of 200.degree. C, the proportion of hydrocarbon derivative in said primary binder being at least 15% of the primary binder;
- said secondary binder being a material which is in a solid state at 20.degree. C and has a substantial carbon content and a high coking capacity, said material being selected from the group consisting of (1) pitch obtained by the distillation of coal tar and (2) pitch obtained by the distillation of crude petroleum;
- the combination of constituents of said composition being selected to set at a selected temperature not lower than 130.degree. C.
- 20. A composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon derivative comprises about 15% of said composition.
Priority Claims (1)
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REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 468,173 filed May 8, 1974 and now abandoned.
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