Bauxite (aluminous soil; bauxite) is also called the alumina or bauxite, main ingredients are alumina,
hydrated alumina containing impurities, is an earthy mineral. White or gray, brown and yellow or light red by iron.
From 4 to 3.9 g/cm3 density, hardness, 1 ~ 3 is not transparent, very brittle. Very difficult to melt.
Insoluble in water, soluble in sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide solution. Mainly used for aluminium, refractory material.
Bauxite is usually referred to in the refractory industry refers to after calcination Al2O3 > = 48%,
and contain low Fe2O3 bauxite, high bauxite clinker is after calcined bauxite ore.
Clinker is pale yellow and dark grey, it is mainly used for high aluminum refractory material
that can be used to production of fused corundum.
Bauxite division level of standard:
High bauxite clinker is according to the content of AL2O3 and Fe2O3, TiO2, Ca + Mg O O, K2O + Na2O and other impurity content and clinker indicators such as volume density and bibulous to classification.
Level of bauxite, the kinds of:
(1) the raw bauxite, alumina raw ore (natural sedimentary rock class).
(2) calcined bauxite, the raw bauxite after high temperature calcination (1200 ~ 1700 °C) is called the calcined bauxite.
Bauxite after calcination, and its physical and chemical properties change as follows:
1, appearance by the original gray, dark gray, and sallowness, grey, red color such as yellow, to white, beige, red brown, blue, and blue to deepen as the aluminum content increases.
The earthy lustre into corundum or oily luster, mild melt fossil or sometimes surface cracks;
2, 11 ~ 13% alumina content, the addition of other impurities micro;
3, is about 23% smaller;
4, ignition loss is about 14.5%;
5, by the monohydrate LvShi or aluminum - kaolinite monohydrate, into artificial corundum, mullite and a small amount of glass phase;
6, hardness increased from 1 to 3 to 8 or more;
7, with volume density of 2.5 g/cm3 is increased to 2.8 ~ 3 g/cm3
8, crystal water, structure water, all attached water overflow;
9, dense structure changed from thin, loose, soft to hard;
10, reduce water imbibition;
The slag resistance, alkali resistance enhancement;
12. The intensity increased;
13. The permeability decrease;
14. The vaporization rate decrease;
15. Volatile components, easy burning composition, soil smell disappear completely;
16. The refractoriness at above 1780 °C.
(3) calcined bauxite by different calcining kiln is divided into:
(1) vertical furnace calcined BAUXITE (SHAFT up BAUXITE);
(2) calcined BAUXITE of converter (ROTARY up BAUXITE);
(3) down-draft KILN BAUXITE (ROUND up BAUXITE).
(4) the calcined bauxite according to different USES are divided into:
(1) alumina refractory level; (2) grinding grade bauxite; (3) welding grade bauxite.