Development And Use Of Self Flow Castables In South Africa

When self flow castables arrived in South Africa during the 1980s, they offered good installation properties but were limited by the need for expensive modifications to existing machinery. A local company set out to develop a range of products that were easy to install using existing equipment but would have the same improved installation characteristics. The need to use existing raw materials available in the country was important from a strategic and commercial point of view. The development of the range has lead to some very interesting discoveries and some new developments in steel fibre reinforced refractories.