Evaluation of Wear Rates and Mechanisms of Titanium Diboride-Graphite Composite Materials Proposed for Use as Cathodes in Hall-Heroult Cells

摘要

Purpose of this study was to measure the initial wear rates of TiB sub 2 carbon-containing cathode materials (TiB sub 2 -G) under electrolytic conditions. Parameters evaluated included bath ratio, current density, and aluminum pad thickness. In order to measure initial wear rates, the tests were limited to 8 h. (ERA citation 12:022956)