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TECHNICAL PROGRAM / SYMPOSIA

AUGUST 22 - 25, 2004 (HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA)

4th International Symposium on Advances in Refractories for the Metallurgical Industries


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Monday, August 23rd, 2004 P.M.
Session 1 - Advances in Refractories (Webster A)
Session 2 - Advances in Refractories (Webster B)

Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 A.M.
Session 12 - Advances in Refractories (Webster A)
Session 13 - Advances in Refractories (Webster B)

P.M.
Session 25 - Advances in Refractories (Webster A)
Session 26 - Advances in Refractories (Webster B)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004 A.M.
Session 38 - Advances in Refractories (Webster A)
Session 39 - Advances in Refractories (Webster B)
Session 40 - Advances in Refractories (Webster C)

P.M.
Session 49 - Advances in Refractories (Webster A)
Session 50 - Advances in Refractories (Webster B)
Session 51 - Advances in Refractories (Webster C)


Chairmen: M. Rigaud

This international symposium on advanced refractories, the fourth in this series, will feature the following topics:

  • Refractories for the iron and steelmaking industry
  • Refractories for the aluminium industry
  • Refractories for the non-ferrous industry
This symposium is to provide an opportunity for manufacturers, users and academics to share their technical achievements in producing, testing or characterizing: bricks, monolithics and insulating refractories, on the following themes:
  • IRON AND STEELMAKING INDUSTRY
    Topics on Blast Furnaces, Torpedoes, BOF, EAF, Continuous Casting.
  • ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
    Topics on Pot Linings, Carbon Baking Furnaces, Melting and Remelting Furnaces, Cast Houses.
  • NON-FERROUS INDUSTRY
    Topics on Smelters, Converters, Refiners, Acid Plants, Kilns and other Furnaces.


For more information, contact:

Michel Rigaud
Ecole Polytechnique - CIREP
Campus CRIQ
8475, Christophe Colomb
Montréal, Québec, Canada H2M 2N9
Tél.: (514) 858-6471
Fax: (514) 858-6468
E-mail: michel.rigaud@polymtl.ca


Sponsored by: The Materials and Engineering Section of The Metallurgical Society of CIM, The Refractory Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society and The Canadian Ceramic Society