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the following Aluminium Ceramite Applications:
CERAMITE HEARTH BLOCKS
• Quick installation
• Mechanical strength and erosion resistance give increased service time
• Thinner lining, increased furnace capacity
• Thermal shock resistance
• Combine advantages of bricks and constables
• Longest reference so far: 5 years
REFERENCE
LIST FURNACE BLOCKS:
Hydro Aluminium Karmoy Rolling Mill, Norway
Nov 1997:
Jan 2000:
Jun 2002:
2 test blocks, removed July 2003
Complete floor (13 blocks)
Complete floor (17 blocks)
Tomago Aluminium (Alcan), Australia
Mar 1999:
Dec 2001:
Feb 2002:
Jan 2004:
Sep 2004:
Oct 2004:
Nov 2004:
(2005):
½ furnace floor, removed and
to be replaced by complete Ceramite lining 2005
Complete floor (29 blocks)
Complete floor (29 blocks)
Complete floor and sidewalls
Complete floor and sidewalls
Complete floor and sidewalls
Complete floor and sidewalls
3 Complete floors + sidewalls planned
AMAG Rolling, Austria
Oct 2002:
Aug 2003:
Dec 2003:
6 blocks, additional 6 blocks installed
in same furnace May 2004
6 blocks, additional 6 blocks installed in same furnace Aug 2004
18 blocks (ramp + floor)
Hydro Aluminium Årdal PFA, Norway
Aug 2003:
2 furnaces with 7
blocks each (floor + ramp), to be inspected November 2004
Trimet Aluminium Essen, Germany
Aug 2004:
Nov 2004:
(Jan 2005):
10 blocks
11 blocks
11 blocks
Elkem Aluminium Mosjoen, Norway
Aug 2004:
(Mar 2005):
Complete floor with porous plugs
Complete floor
Shinryo
Alumirecycle Fuji Plant, Japan
Aug 2002:
5 blocks in test furnace
Indalco Alloys, Ontario,
Canada
Feb 2004:
Complete floor (8 blocks)
Hamburger Aluminium Werke, Germany
May 2004:
½ furnace floor
(12 blocks)
Sor-Norge Aluminium, Norway:
Dec 2004:
Complete floor with porous plugs
Total:
21 furnace floors completely or partly lined with Ceramite
