Water-Based Taphole Clay
Application Industry: Refractories for Steel Industry
Application Equipment: Blast Furnace Taphole (Tapping Hole), Iron Runner Mud
Size: Standard taphole diameter per blast furnace (custom formulation on request)
Products Overview
Our Water-Based Taphole Clay is a refractory taphole mud manufactured from corundum, alumina-silica based materials, SiC, and coke as the main raw materials, water-bonded for traditional blast furnace taphole service. The product family delivers good filling-up, easy installation, easy sintering, easy opening, and good erosion resistance under the harsh Blast Furnace Taphole service environment.
The Water-Based Taphole Clay product family is offered as a single chemistry grade with alumina content of 25 percent or higher, silicon-carbide-plus-carbon content of more than 25 percent, and a moisture content of 18.0 percent. The grade delivers bulk density of 1.40 to 1.80 g/cm³, cold crushing strength of 6.0 MPa or higher, and apparent porosity of 40.0 percent or less after 1350 °C for 3 hours, and permanent linear change of plus or minus 1 percent in the same test condition.
Sourced from our Xinmi City, Zhengzhou, Henan, China facility, each Water-Based Taphole Clay is engineered to ASTM, GB/T, and ISO refractory standards. For an overview of the broader catalogue, see the Refractories for the Steel Industry category, or contact our technical sales team for a free consultation against your refractory drawing.
Product Features
Features:
- Manufactured from corundum, alumina-silica based materials, SiC, and coke as the main raw materials, water-bonded
- Engineering-proven good filling-up and easy installation at the blast furnace taphole
- Easy sintering, easy opening, good erosion resistance, and excellent thermal-shock stability under high-tap iron flow
- Suitable for small, medium-size, and large blast furnace tapping hole mud applications
- Cost-effective water-bonded formulation compared to resin-bonded grades for matching different blast furnace capacities
Product Specification
Standard taphole formulation is engineered per buyer’s blast furnace capacity and taphole diameter. Custom grain size and chemistry optimization available on request.
| Items | Brand |
|---|---|
| Water taphole clay | |
| Al2O3 content ≥ (%) | 25 |
| SiC + C content > (%) | 25 |
| Moisture (%) | 18.0 |
| Bulk Density (1350 °C × 3h) (g/cm³) | 1.40 to 1.80 |
| Cold Crushing Strength (1350 °C × 3h) ≥ (MPa) | 6.0 |
| Apparent Porosity (1350 °C × 3h) ≤ (%) | 40.0 |
| Permanent Linear Change (1350 °C × 3h) (%) | ±1 |
Note: All values are measured at 1350 °C for 3 hours. For project-specific chemistry, contact CH Refractories engineering.
Product Applications
Water-Based Taphole Clay is a refractory taphole mud manufactured from corundum, alumina-silica based materials, SiC, and coke, water-bonded for traditional Blast Furnace taphole service. The product family delivers good filling-up, easy installation, easy sintering, easy opening, good erosion resistance, and excellent thermal-shock stability under the harsh Blast Furnace Taphole service environment.
Application Industry: Refractories for the Steel Industry and the broader Metallurgical Industry.
Target Equipment: Blast Furnace Taphole of small, medium-size, and large Blast Furnaces.
Specific Application Zones: Water-Based Taphole Clay is used for blocking the Blast Furnace taphole and plugging the Iron Runner Mud, playing an irreplaceable role in ensuring stable and high production of the Blast Furnace, improving the working strength and environment in front of the furnace, and prolonging the service life of the Blast Furnace.
CH Refractories is a Water-Based Taphole Clay manufacturer in China, Henan, Zhengzhou. The complete Water-Based Taphole Clay product family is manufactured in our Xinmi City, Zhengzhou, Henan, China facility to ASTM, GB/T, and ISO refractory standards. Each batch is supported by free consultation, on-site technical support, and a dedicated engineering team serving Refractories for the Steel Industry customers across the global iron and steel value chain.
