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What are the main links in the production of electrode paste?

For manufacturers of electrode paste, the two most taboo issues are soft and hard electrode breaks, of which soft breaks are more terrifying and are prone to accidents. Hard fracture is caused by insufficient strength of the electrode paste after sintering; soft fracture is that the electrode sintering speed is not as fast as the consumption speed, and the lowering is too fast. The electrode is not completely sintered and cannot withstand the tensile and lateral impact of the lower electrode, causing fracture. These two problems are directly related to the performance of the carbon manufacturer’s electrode paste, and are also related to the operation during use.

There are only two main links in the production of electrode paste, namely ingredients and kneading. Among them, the kneading is basically the same at present, as long as the kneading equipment is a regular equipment (the above intermittent double-shaft kneading pot), the kneading temperature and time can be controlled in the process. At present, the main problem that plagues manufacturers is that the roasting speed of electrode paste is too slow, so some manufacturers adopt methods to reduce the amount of asphalt used. This method is effective to a certain extent, but the low amount of pitch causes the fluidity of the electrode paste to deteriorate, and the electrode paste is not easy to be filled in the electrode cylinder. After sintering, the density is poor and it is easy to cause hard fracture. Another method is to reduce the pitch. The softening point of the electrode increases the sintering speed of the electrode, but the softening point of the pitch cannot be reduced indefinitely, because the pitch with a too low softening point reduces the pitch coking rate, and the strength of the electrode is also reduced, or the phenomenon of hard fracture occurs.

Therefore, in addition to properly mastering the above two methods in the production of electrode paste, the sintering speed of the electrode must be improved through the adjustment of the formula. The conduction heat obtained in the furnace can speed up the firing speed, and at the same time, try to reduce the consumption of the electrode to reduce the speed of the electrode lowering, which can also match the consumption of the electrode and the firing.