DEVICE FOR BOTTOM BLOWING OF METAL WITH GAS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF BLOWING MONOBLOCK UNIT AND REFRACTORY MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURE OF SUCH MONOBLOCK UNIT

FIELD: metallurgy. ^ SUBSTANCE: proposed device includes cluster unit with blowing unit arranged inside it; it consists of coaxial parts molded from refractory materials in form of truncated cone or truncated pyramid; said parts are engageable with one another forming passages between them for delivery of inert gas; on side of larger base of blowing unit flange is provided with hole for delivery of inert gas. Formed between flange and blowing unit is cavity. Blowing unit combined with cluster unit includes cylindrical porous refractory insert located between working part of blowing unit and metal flange. In central part of its lower base there is spherical recess in form of segment for receiving inert gas; upper base has square seats forming gas distributing cavity before working part of blowing unit. Cylindrical metal envelope welded to metal flange has at last two external beads over circle or metal angles welded to it. Passages in working part of blowing unit are oriented in way of motion of gas or are formed by projections over entire length on one of engageable taper or trapezoidal components of blowing unit. Cluster unit and porous insert are made from refractory material of definite composition on base of mineral binder; working part of blowing unit is made from carbon-containing mass of definite composition on organic binder. Monoblock unit of cluster unit and blowing unit is molded in molding built-up molding rigging. Use is made of multi-stage manual pneumatic ramming at initial stage of molding and automatic vibration ramming at final stage for obtaining large blowing units, up to 500 mm in height. Monoblock thus molded is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of 200-400°C. ^ EFFECT: enhanced reliability and safety; guaranteed capacity of unit; increased service life. ^ 14 cl, 7 dwg