Comparison of oxidation behaviors of novel carbon composite brick with traditional carbon brick

Abstract Oxidation of carbon is one of the main problems in alumina–carbon based refractory. In this paper, the oxidation behaviors of novel carbon composite brick and traditional carbon brick were investigated by non-isothermal and isothermal experiments, and the samples after oxidation were examined by SEM and EDS analysis. The results show that the oxidation resistance of carbon composite brick is better than that of carbon brick. At 800−1200 °C, the oxidation kinetics of carbon brick follows the linear rate law, which belongs to non-protective oxidation, and the oxidation activation is 5586.76 J/mol. However, the oxidation kinetics of carbon composite brick follows the parabolic rate law, which belongs to protective oxidation. The compressive strength decreases with the increasing mass loss after oxidation due to the carbon loss, so for carbon composite brick which has less content of carbon the oxidation resistance is better than that of carbon brick. Furthermore, the existence of SiC in the surface of carbon composite brick is another reason for its good oxidation resistance.