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  • Question
  • Which is the stable form of silica upto 1470°C?


  • Options
  • A. Quartz
  • B. Cristobalite
  • C. Tridymite
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Tridymite 


  • Refractory Technology problems


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    • 1. Colour of fireclay bricks is

    • Options
    • A. light buff to reddish buff
    • B. yellow
    • C. black
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Spalling tendency of refractories is reduced by increasing its

    • Options
    • A. porosity
    • B. specific gravity
    • C. thermal conductivity
    • D. strength
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which property is important for bricks used in the combustion chamber & dome of blast furnace stoves?

    • Options
    • A. High refractoriness.
    • B. High resistance to spalling.
    • C. High strength and density.
    • D. All (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Roof of a basic open hearth furnace is lined with __________ bricks.

    • Options
    • A. silica
    • B. fireclay
    • C. dolomite
    • D. magnesite
    • Discuss
    • 5. Grog addition in fireclay during brick manufacture is done to

    • Options
    • A. reduce its shrinkage on heating.
    • B. impart greater spalling resistance.
    • C. enhance the strength of fired refractories.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Tar dolomite bricks are used in the

    • Options
    • A. basic Bessemer converter
    • B. basic open hearth furnace
    • C. electric furnaces
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 7. Conversion of silica mineral to cristobalite is accompanied by reduction in its

    • Options
    • A. volume
    • B. specific gravity
    • C. both (a) & (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 8. Chrome magnesite is not used in the

    • Options
    • A. inner lining of L.D. converter.
    • B. aluminium melting furnaces.
    • C. wear out lining of steel melting furnaces.
    • D. all (a), and (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 9. Sillimanite is a __________ refractory.

    • Options
    • A. basic
    • B. neutral
    • C. high alumina
    • D. insulating
    • Discuss
    • 10. The main raw material for manufacture of silicon carbide refractories is

    • Options
    • A. corrundum
    • B. carborundum
    • C. bauxite
    • D. periclase
    • Discuss


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