Investigation of mechanical properties of castable with respect to their application as ceramic anchor elements

Abstract

Burnt refractory building materials are commonly used as ceramic anchor elements, particularly ordinary and high-aluminous fire clay. One of the most important material properties affecting their reliability are sufficient bending strength and shear strength both in normal and increased temperatures.
The study compares properties of high quality compact fire clay with fire clay castable of ULCC, LCC, MCC, and RCC type. Influence of burning temperature has been watched for high-temperature concrete on resulting physical mechanical properties of the material. The use of computer technology is important particularly for reviewing of measured data and optimization of material mixture.