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  • Question
  • Refractory bricks having lower porosity have


  • Options
  • A. high insulating properties
  • B. low heat capacity
  • C. low thermal conductivity
  • D. greater strength

  • Correct Answer
  • greater strength 


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    • 1. Crushing strength of a refractory

    • Options
    • A. increases with rise in service temperature.
    • B. decreases with rise in service temperature.
    • C. is unaffected with change in service temperature.
    • D. decreases with increase in porosity.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following impurities reduces the refractoriness of magnesite bricks?

    • Options
    • A. Al2O3
    • B. CaO
    • C. SiO2
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 3. Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its

    • Options
    • A. crushing strength
    • B. resistance to slag attack
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Refractories used in muffle furnace should have low thermal conductivity.
    • B. The electrical resistivity of refractories drops rapidly with rise in temperature.
    • C. For reducing spalling tendency, the refractory should be well fired and its porosity should be more.
    • D. Refractoriness under load (RUL) of a refractory is always less than its refractoriness.
    • Discuss
    • 5. High alumina refractory compared to fireclay bricks have

    • Options
    • A. less load bearing capacity.
    • B. less resistance to slag attack.
    • C. low refractoriness.
    • D. high resistance to thermal shock and creep.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Refractoriness under loads (RUL) is quite close to the fusion temperature (PCE) for __________ bricks.

    • Options
    • A. fireclay
    • B. silica
    • C. dolomite
    • D. very low alumina
    • Discuss
    • 7. Fireclay refractories

    • Options
    • A. are not resistant to the action of basic slags.
    • B. combine with salts (e.g. chlorides sulphates etc.) & bases (e.g. lime, magnesia etc.) forming fusible aluminates silicates etc.
    • C. shrink during firing
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 8. Rotary kilns meant for calcination of limestone are lined with chrome magnesite in __________ zone.

    • Options
    • A. preheating
    • B. cooling
    • C. burning
    • D. all
    • Discuss
    • 9. In panel test for spalling resistance, the average face temperature of panel assembly is maintained at __________ °C for 24 hours.

    • Options
    • A. 700
    • B. 1000
    • C. 1600
    • D. 2000
    • Discuss
    • 10. Hot blast main (carrying air at 1000°C) in blast furnace are lined with __________ bricks.

    • Options
    • A. silica
    • B. fireclay
    • C. magnesite
    • D. zirconia
    • Discuss


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