Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
1bd5ff205eaa4e759ea4081ead07e398
Materials
Associated ID
939eee28-ae6a-4898-bafd-637e2073eb56
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Description
Magnesia-carbon bricks can be used in the linings of converters and electric arc furnaces, as well as the slag lines of ladles. This dataset includes major raw and auxiliary materials, energy consumption, and Magnesia-carbon bricks can be used as refractory bricks; this dataset includes primary raw materials, auxiliary materials, and energy consumed during the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment and factory construction is excluded from the system boundary; the life cycle inventory is compiled from data obtained from multiple sources. The production process of magnesia-carbon bricks includes raw material procurement, batching and mixing, feeding and mixing, forming, framing and pressing, baking, machining, inspection, and packaging.
Activity Description
The production process of magnesia-carbon bricks includes raw material procurement, batching and mixing, feeding and mixing, forming, framing and pressing, baking, machining, inspection, and packaging.
Process Description
The product is made from high-grade fused magnesia, high-grade flake graphite, and antioxidant as main raw materials, with phenolic resin as the binder. It is prepared by mixing, pressing, and baking. It exhibits excellent high-temperature strength, oxidation resistance, thermal shock stability, and resistance to erosion and penetration by molten steel and slag. It is used as the working lining of converters and offers a significantly extended service life.
Time period
2020
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The product is manufactured from flake graphite and fused magnesia, and the product's life cycle stages include material selection, batching, mixing, forming, baking, quality inspection, and packaging.