INVESTIGATION OF INFLUENCE OF PLASMOCHEMICAL MODIFICATION ON MACRO- AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF SURFACE LAYER OF AUTOCLAVE WALL MATERIALS

studies of the high-temperature effect of a plasma torch on the formation of a multilayer structure of the protective and decorative coating of autoclave wall materials are presented. The tasks of the work included studies: a temperature gradient in a multilayer protective-decorative coating; chemical composition of the fused, intermediate and deep layers of the protective and decorative coating; influence of sodium liquid glass on the formation of macro- and microstructures of protective and decorative coatings under the influence of plasma; processes of thermal diffusion and redistribution of oxides in the fused, intermediate and deep layers. It was found that when the plasma torch was treated with autoclave wall materials, the surface layer was heated to a depth of 3000 μm, and the maximum surface temperature reached 2000 °C. The pattern of the change in the structure of the fused and intermediate layer is revealed. It is shown that the preliminary impregnation of the surface of silica brick during plasma treatment due to the formation of a low-melting melt eliminates microcracks in its deep layers, and high plasma temperatures promote intensive evaporation of sodium and calcium oxides from the fused layer.