Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Performance Evaluation of Refractory Bodies Fabricated from Composite Oxide Powders Beneficiated from Black Al-dross Subject The topic of the resource Aluminum oxide; Black aluminum dross; Industrial waste utilization; Magnesium aluminate; Oxide composites; Refractory Description An account of the resource Aluminum Oxide (Corundum, ?-Al2O3) and Magnesium-Aluminum Oxides (Spinel, MgAl2O4) are highly desired refractory materials due to their ability to withstand high-temperature service conditions without corroding and cracking. They are present in composite form in black Aluminum Dross (Al-dross), a hazardous industrial waste. 1 Kg batch of this composite powder was beneficiated from Al-dross to 98+% purity after removing the hazardous Aluminum Nitride (AlN) by aqueous treatment of Al-dross in an environment-friendly manner. The treated slurry was oven dried, ball milled to fine powder, hydraulically pressed, and sintered at 1500 C/6 h into solid cylinders (50 mm diameter 20 mm height). The structural phase analysis of the sintered product (refractory blocks) revealed a highly crystalline XRD pattern with peaks pertaining to only ?-Al2O3 and MgAl2O4. The blocks with Rockwell Hardness values of 4850 HRC, were subjected to thermal shock cycling by following the guidelines of IS 1528 (heat quench between 1000 C and air at ambient) which successfully withstood &gt; 100 shock cycles without failure. SEM was employed to study the fracture surface in an as-sintered state and after thermal shock cycling, to reveal a fine-grained microstructure with clear grain boundaries in the as-sintered state to a glassy matrix with fine cracks at the end of the thermal shock cycle test. The potential for utilization of Al-dross for refractory applications was thus established. 2023 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gomes S.A.; Ramaswamy P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materials Today: Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.01.271" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.01.271</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85147585957&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.matpr.2023.01.271&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=26835da80cac5ebc0350ac46da289f11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85147585957&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.matpr.2023.01.271&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=26835da80cac5ebc0350ac46da289f11</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22147853 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Gomes S.A., Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, India; Ramaswamy P., Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, India