Review

New advances in the laboratory characterization of refractories: testing and modelling

¹ CEMHTI, CNRS UPR3079/Université d'Orléans, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, France
² PRISME EA4229, INSA CVL/Université d'Orléans, 8 rue L.-de-Vinci, 45072 Orléans, France
³ Centre des Matériaux-Mines Paristech, CNRS UMR 7633, 63-65 rue Henry-Desbrueres, 91003 Evry cedex, France
⁴ Institut Clément Ader (ICA), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Mines Albi, UPS, INSA, ISAE-SUPAERO, Campus Jarlard, 81013 Albi CT cedex 09, France
⁵ Saint-Gobain, Centre de Recherches et d'Études Européen, 550 avenue Alphonse-Jauffret, 84300 Cavaillon, France

^* Email: jacques.poirier@univ-orleans.fr

Received: 18 July 2017
Received in final form: 29 August 2017
Accepted: 1 September 2017

Abstract

This publication presents new advances in the field of refractories characterization. These laboratory methods that combine experiments and numerical analyses and concern both the thermomechanical and thermochemical behaviour are illustrated through different examples: identification of asymmetrical creep, determination of elastic and inelastic properties, measurements of macroscopic deformation, phase transformations or corrosion kinetics. These advanced techniques offer the refractory community new opportunities to improve the knowledge and the prediction of the phenomena of degradation of the refractories.