Technical Reports
Selected Technical Reports
Blast Furnace Trough
- Development of Fast Drying Castable for Blast Furnace Trough (2010)
- Development of Gunning Material with Excellent Adhesivity at High Temperatures and Numerical Simulation of Heat Loss Reduction (2025)
- Blast Furnace Main Trough Castable Refractory "SBC" with Low Temperature Dependence of Setting Time and Suitable Hydrogen Gas Generation Behavior (2025)
BOF
- Development of Completely Backward Inclined Lining for BOF (2009)
- Improvement of MgO-C Bricks for BOF Based on Microstructure Investigation (2016)
- Investigation of MHP Wear Pattern for BOF and High Fracture Toughness Type MHP (2019)
- High Fracture Toughness Type MgO-C Brick for Charging Pad (2020)
- Operational Results of a Thermally Insulated Converter at Usiminas Steel Shop #2 (2025)
Coke Oven
- Glazed Panel Installed Precast Block for Coke Oven Doors (2012)
- Wide Variety in Monolithic Refractories and Precast Block for Coke Oven (2016)
- Recent Approaches in Coke Oven Refractories ～Development of Sole Repair Material and Establishment of Recycling Technology for Door Block～ (2018)
Electric Furnace
- New Sliding Gate Mechanism for EAF Tapping System (2012)
- Bottom Electrode Refractories for ABB-type Direct Current Electrical Furnace (2016)
- Application Results of Newly Developed EAF Refractories (2017)
- Monolithic Refractories for EAF (2017)
Gas Purging Plug
- New Slit Plug for Ladle Refining (2010)
- Development of Porous Brick for Porous Plug (2019)
- Porous Plug with "PKG" Safety Device for Protection from Molten Steel Leakage (2021)
- Introduction to The Technology of Gas Purging Plug Refractories for Steelmaking EAF (2023)
Industrial Furnace
- Characteristics and Performance of Basic Bricks for Cement Kilns (2015)
- Shinagawa Refractories Australasia Pty. Ltd. "Product Selection for Alumina Calciner Applications" (2015)
- Dry Gunning Material SIG with High Durability and Drying Properties (2024)
- Magnesia-Spinel Brick with Good Coating Property for Cement Rotary Kiln (2025)
- Introduction to Microporous Insulation Material with Flexibility_ LTC-FL (2025)
Ladle Shroud
- Long Service-life Cold-start Ladle Shroud (2017)
- Development of New Immersion Part Materials for Ladle Shrouds (2020)
Mold Powder
- Granulated Exothermic Mold Powder (2010)
- Lineup of Mold Powder Products (2011)
- Performance of Three to Five Poise Mold Powders with an Exothermic Addition (2013)
- Improvement of Steel Quality by Application of Carbon Free Mold Powder (2015)
- Prevention of the Surface Cracks by New High Basicity Mold Powder (2018)
- Fluorine Free Mold Powder (2019)
- The 50 Year History of Mold Powder at Shinagawa Refractories ～ Something New ～ (2022)
- Mold Powder Utilizing Glass Powder Recovered from Used Photovoltaic Panels (2025)
Reheating Furnace
- Recent Technical Developments of Refractories and Ceramic Fiber Products for Reheating Furnace (2023)
- High-Durability Troweling Repair Refractory Material_ CCT-A620T_ for Reheating Furnace Skid Pipe (2025)
Secondary Refining Process
- High Performance Ladle Bricks (2012)
- Large Size Jointless Monoblock Refractory Lining for Throat Area of RH Degassers (2014)
- Variety in High Corrosion Resistance Magnesia-Chrome Bricks for Clean Steel Refining Vessels (2017)
- Improvement of Steel Casting Ladles ～Extension of Service Life by Application of Unfired Alumina-Magnesia Brick, ALTIMA～ (2020)
- Magnesia Chrome Brick with Superior Erosion Resistance for Secondary Refining Facilities (2021)
- Introduction to Carbon Free Refractory Lining for Ladle Steel Bath in EAF Steel Mill (2022)
- Chrome Free Unfired Magnesia Brick (2024)
- Self-Healing Microstructure - The Utmost Refractory Toughness Mechanism (2025)
- Development of Tundish Coating Mix with Excellent Drying and Dismantling Properties (2025)
Slide Gate Systems
- Practical Use of SST Equipment (2009)
- New Slide-gate System for Long Refractories Life (2016)
- New Slide Gate Valve System for Tundish (2017)
- Improvement of Slide Valve Plate (2019)
- Development of Metal Chromium-added Alumina-carbon Slide Valve Plates (2021)
- Development of High Durability Basic Materials for Slide Valve Plate SVR-FB7 SVR-FB8 (2023)
- Basic Refractory SV Plate “SVR-FB9” for Ca-treated API Steel Grades (2025)
Submerged Entry Nozzle
- Development of Spalling-resistant Ladle Shroud and SEN with Carbon-free Inside Liner (2012)
- Effect of Annular Step SEN with Carbon Free Liner in Reducing Alumina Clogging Problem at BlueScope Steel (2012)
- SENs for Quality Improvement of Steel in Bloom or Billet Caster (2015)
- Approach to Improvement of Steel Quality through Suitable Application of Refractories (2018)
- Various Technologies to Suppress Alumina Clogging for Submerged Entry Nozzle (2022)
- Development of Compact Submerged Entry Nozzle Shape for Thin and Medium Thick Slabs (2024)
- Single-Port Submerged Entry Nozzle for Billets to Reduce Alumina Clogging (SSB-Nozzle) (2025)