What industry does refractory materials belong to? What is the prospect of the refractory materials industry?
Publish Time:
2023-07-11
I. What industry do refractory materials belong to?
Refractory materials are mainly used in the metallurgical industry and should belong to the manufacturing industry.
Refractory materials are a type of inorganic non-metallic material with a refractory degree of not less than 1580 degrees. Refractory degree refers to the temperature in Celsius at which a refractory material cone-shaped sample resists high temperature without softening or melting under no load. However, defining it solely by refractory degree is no longer sufficient to fully describe refractory materials, and 1580 degrees is not absolute. It is now defined as any material whose physical and chemical properties allow it to be used in high-temperature environments is called a refractory material.
Refractory materials are widely used in metallurgy, chemical industry, petroleum, machinery manufacturing, silicate, and power industries, with the largest amount used in the metallurgical industry.
II. What are the prospects for the refractory materials industry?
Refractory materials have the functions of high-temperature resistance, deformation prevention, and corrosion resistance, and are widely used in steel, non-ferrous metals, cement, boilers, power, and military industries. China is a major exporter of refractory materials. With the gradual improvement of the global epidemic situation and the significant recovery of the global economy, benefiting from the strategic planning of global leading steel companies, refractory materials, as one of the basic materials for the steel industry, have seen increasing overseas market demand. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, in 2021, China's export trade volume of refractory raw materials reached US$4.55 billion, an increase of 54.4% year-on-year, and the export volume of refractory products increased by 26.0% year-on-year.
Industry analysts said that refractory materials have a wide range of applications and play an important role in the development of high-temperature industries. In recent years, with the rapid development of the social economy, the market demand for refractory materials in China has been increasing, and the sufficient supply of raw materials will bring huge potential to the development of China's refractory materials industry. With the recovery of the overseas economy, the export scale of China's refractory materials has continued to expand, which means that China's refractory materials industry has a competitive advantage and voice in the overseas market.
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