Details Details PDF BIBTEX RIS Title Optimization of Ceramic Refractory Materials for Impact Pads in Tundish Systems for Continuous Steel Casting Journal title Archives of Metallurgy and Materials Yearbook 2026 Volume vol. 71 Issue No 1 Authors Buľko, B. ; Demeter, P. ; Priesol, I. ; Fogaráš, L. ; Hubatka, S. ; Hrubovčáková, M. ; Šmigura, P. ; Dubec, D. Affiliation Buľko, B. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Demeter, P. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Priesol, I. : IPC Refractories a.s., Vstupný areál U.S. Steel 741, 04454 Košice, Slovakia ; Fogaráš, L. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Hubatka, S. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Hrubovčáková, M. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Šmigura, P. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia ; Dubec, D. : Technical University of Košice, Institute of Metallurgical Technologies and Digital Transformation, Park Komenského 14, 04001 Košice, Slovakia Keywords Sol-gel bonded refractories ; Tundish impact pad ; Bauxite castables ; Energy efficiency ; CO2 emissions reduction Divisions of PAS Nauki Techniczne Coverage 305-311 Publisher Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences Date 23.03.2026 Type Article Identifier DOI: 10.24425/amm.2026.157793