Table 2 Material composition and content of 0.5 h taphole clay.

From: The influence of curing time on mechanical properties and microstructure of taphole clay

The object name

Source

Weight%

Calcite-Ca(CO3)

PDF#01-078-4614

50.4

Ettringite -Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12(H2O)26

PDF#04-013-3691

23.4

Quartz-SiO2

PDF#04-016-2085

3.1

Larnite-Ca2(SiO4)

PDF#01-083-0461

18.9

Hatrurite -Ca3(SiO4)O

PDF#04-014-9801

4.2

  1. XRF(Wt%): Ca = 35.7%, S = 1.8%, Si = 5.0%, A1 = 1.0%, O = 49.2%, C = 6.1%, H = 1.2%.