ThepaperdescribestheeffectofadditivesAl,Si,SiCandB4ContheexpansionofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialafterbeingcoked.TheresultsindicatethatAlandSicannotincreaseitshotandcoldstrength.AlandSiwereoxidizedtoformAl2O3andSiO2respectively,andthenreactedwithCaZrO3orstabilizerinc-ZrO2toformcalciumaluminate,spinel(MA),dicalciumsilicate(C2S)andforsterite(M2S).Meanwhile,α-C2Swastransformedtoγ-C2Sandc-ZrO2tom-ZrO2whentemperaturechanged.AlltheabovereactionsresultedinthedecreaseoftheamountofAl4C3andSiCandtheincreaseinbulkvolume,whichcausedthestructureofMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialdestroyed.Hence,contrarytotheMgO-Cmaterial,whenaddingAl.andSi,theMgO-ZrO2-Cmaterialwouldbestructurallydeterioratedafterheat-treatmentanditsstrengthandcorrosionresistancedecreased.
