Effects of MgO/Al2O3 Ratio and Basicity on the Viscosities of CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 Slags: Experiments and Modeling

The effects of the MgO/Al2O3 ratio and basicity on the viscosities of CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 slags were investigated at 1733 K, 1773 K, and 1823 K (1460 A degrees C, 1500 A degrees C, and 1550 A degrees C) in this study. At a fixed Al2O3 of 15 and 18 mass pct, increasing the basicity from 1 to 1.2 resulted in lowering the viscosity of slags. At a fixed basicity of 1.0 and 1.2, increasing the MgO from 0 to 15 mass pct decreased the viscosity of slags. The Fourier transform-infrared spectra analysis of the slag structure was made to discuss the depolymerization roles of MgO and basicity. Considering the different depolymerization effects of basic oxides upon the silicate/aluminate network structure as suggested by FT-IT analysis, a fresh model for predicting the viscosity of CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 slags was constructed. A total of 209 viscosity measurements with large compositional variations showed satisfactory agreement with the results calculated by the present model. With the aid of the current model, the co-effects of the MgO/Al2O3 ratio and basicity on the viscosities of CaO-MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 slags (15 to 20 mass pct Al2O3) were investigated.