Steel Refractory Well Block with Ladle Bottom Purge Plug for Steel Making
Product Description
In steel-making today, gas blowing in a ladle is indispensable for improvement of steel quality and for continuous casting.
SNREF purging plug is characterized by their high strength, good erosion resistance and corrosion resistance, high blowing rate and good safety. They are widely used for continuous casting ladles and refining ladles.
Hot Sales Types
-Slot Plug(slit plug)
Slot plug is the most common structure in purging plug.
The gas channel could be designed and customized according to actual on-site using conditions, including refining steel grade,
refining workmanship, ladle capacity, temperature, hydrostatic pressure of liquid steel etc.
This can achieve the best blowing effect for purging plugs, ensure the longest service life, safety, stability and best air
permeability.
-Porous plug
Porous plug has better porosity and permeability.
Production technology is adding carbon-containing compound into mixture, since carbon-containing compound can burn out without
residue at low temperature, so we adopt low temperature burning out intermediate materials to get the initial porosity.
In porous type plug, inside distributes interpenetrating gas channels in different sizes.
When blowing stop, the steel and slag from ladle will infiltrate into the deep areas of the plug, to form a secure layer on working surface.

-Segment Plug
The segment plug is preferably made of good anti-stripping materials, the block body is not easy to occur fracture, with longer service life. The cracks between different plates will not expand, so this segment plug design can avoid failure of bottom blowing caused by tranverse brick fracture.
Application characteristics: In order to adapt to more and more strict refining conditions(especially special steel), and to meet the requirements of increasing ladle life, the volume of plug becomes bigger and bigger. However the traditional slit type plug has single material and single structure, easy to cause the phenomenon of tranverse fracture and failure of air blowing. Our researched segment plug has successfully soved the problem of fracture existing in traditional slit plug. Significantly increasing the stability of refining process, ensuring the realization and improvement of quality refined steel.
-Hybrid Plug
Secondary refining technology is the most important part in steelmaking process
It can adjust the steel alloy type and liquid temperature.
Purging plug and block is the key functional component to make this process carried out.
As the ladle tends to develop in larger scale, the melting temperature and time have been improved significantly, which makes the
using environment for refractory materials more and more strict. Therefore, it is necessary to further improve the performance of
purging plugs and blocks to meet the increasing demands in current steelmaking technology
-Overall breathable brick:
This product adopts high purity raw materials, through vibration casting and low temperature heating process workmanship.
Function is blowing argon gas via purge plug to ladle.
With the feature of high strength, good thermal stability, erosion resistance and abrasion resistance.
Widely used in steel plants LF, LF-VD, CAS-OB refining ladle

We manufacture various high-quality ladle refractory according to the clients' needs , and to ensure the stability and accountability of the quality.
Product Parameters
Technical data will be customized according to your steel making condition.
| Chemical and Physical Properties |
SNLWB-85 |
SNLWB-90 |
SNLWB-95 |
| Al2O3 +MgO % min |
85 |
90 |
95 |
| Cr2O3 (C) % min |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| Apparent porosity g/cm3% max |
15 |
13 |
13 |
| Bulk density g/cm3 % min |
3.0 |
3.05 |
2.9 |
| Normal temperature Compressive strength (MPa) min |
80 |
100 |
100 |
| Breaking strength 1500°C×3hmin |
23Mpa |
2.Well block and segment plug
| Chemical and Physical Properties |
(Well block) |
(purging plug) |
| AL2O3 % |
>=85 |
>=85 |
| MgO% |
3-5 |
1-3 |
| Cr2O3 % |
----- |
>2.4 |
| Bulk density g\cm3 |
>=3.0 |
>=2.9 |
| Apparent Porosity % |
<=16 |
<=18 |
| Cold crushing strength Mpa |
110ºC*24h |
>=60.0 |
>=80.0 |
| 1500ºC*3h |
>=100.0 |
>=80.0 |
| Refractoriness under load : ºC |
>=1680 |
>=1680 |
| Modulus of rupture 1400ºC *1h Mpa Mpa |
>=15.0 |
>=15.0 |
| Linear change 1500ºC*3h % |
±0.2 |
±0.2 |
| air permeability, m3/hour at P=4 bar |
30M3/H |
Packaging & Shipping

Product packaging
1- International standard seaworthy exportable packing.
2- Wooden pallet.
3- Wooden / bamboo case (box).
4- Further packing information will be based on customer's requirements.
Company Profile

Shandong Sinorefractory New Materials Co., Ltd (SinoRefractory) has been focusing on international
marketing of flow control refractories in iron and steel industry for 18 years.
Started in year 2007, sinorefractory is the second generation of refractories export enterprise developed
from Emei group, supported by one of China's largest production bases in functional refractory materials.
Through years of development in the field of functional refractory materials, sinorefractory aims at
researching, marketing and exporting premium quality slide plates, nozzles, well blocks, purge plugs,
nozzle filling sand, refractory castables, slide gate mechanism, tundish refractories to global markets.
In 2021, Sinorefractory was spun off from Emei group.
In 2022, in order to expand into broader product areas and commit to becoming a high-end refractory
materials supplier, Sinorefractory became an affiliated enterprise of Sinosteel Luoyang Institute of Refractory
Research. Following the establishment of this strategic collaboration, sinorefractory has achieved significant
advancements in new product area development, technical support and market expansion.
Our Advantages
Our Advantages of SNREF Ladle Gas Purging System Purge Plug Set Block for Steel Melt Refining
Wear resistant materials to cope with high local turbulence and with consistent dimensional control to fit the purge plug.
Purge Plugs:
* Uni or omnidirectional, porous or with slots, several designs
* Large material portfolio to select with our specialists
Plug and Block Assemblies (PBA) reduce your installation challenge and risk.
FAQ
Below are some RFQ and answers about ladle and tundish flow control refractories:
Q: What are the requirements for refractories for ladle?
A: The requirements of refractories for ladle mainly include:
* high temperature resistance
* thermal shock resistance
* resistance to the erosion of the slag
* high temperature with sufficient mechanical strength
* the lining has a certain degree of expansion
Q:What are the reasons for the destruction of refractories for ladle?
A: The main causes of damage are as follows:
When the ladle transports high-temperature molten steel, the high-temperature molten steel and slag at about 1680ºC scour and erode it, especially in the slag line part, the scouring and erosion is more serious, and it is an important factor to decide the service life of the ladle.
LF and other extra-oven refining treatment on the unburnt brick damage is serious.
Q:What steel grades are different materials of slide plate bricks suitable for respectively?
A: Different materials of slide plate bricks are applicable to different steel grades. For example,
Al2O3-ZrO2-C slide gate plate can be used as ladle sliding gate plate due to its excellent erosion resistance and thermal shock stability, which can adapt to the casting of various steel grades, and ther are the following materilas based on customer's steel making condition: the MgO-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, MgO-Al-C, and so on.
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