Induction furnace refractory lining uses ramming material. According to whether water is added or not, ramming materials for induction furnaces can be divided into dry and wet ramming materials. At present, the dry ramming material is recognized by most induction furnace manufacturers. Wet ramming is used to reuse furnace-lined crucibles or to smelt certain metals with very low melting points (such as Zn). Dry ramming material has many advantages that wet ramming material does not have: does not contain any liquid binder (water), short drying and sintering time, no need to exhaust; good stability, fast construction speed, convenient dismantling, saving The trapping time of wet ramming and the curing time of pouring are eliminated, and the shutdown period is relatively short; the sintered-semi-sintered-unsintered structure of the lining can keep the volume of the lining stable, resist the penetration of slag, and prevent the formation of large cracks , which improves the safety of the furnace lining.

According to different chemical properties, ramming materials can be divided into neutral ramming materials, alkaline ramming materials and acidic ramming materials.

The main components of alkaline ramming mass materials are alkaline oxides.
At present, the widely used alkaline material is magnesium material, which has the advantages of excellent corrosion resistance, high melting point, high softening temperature under load, and no reaction with alkaline slag or alkaline melt. However, the thermal expansion stability of magnesia ramming material is poor, the sintering temperature is relatively high, and the thermal exhibition during the operation leads to cracking and peeling of the furnace lining material, which is only suitable for small-capacity induction furnaces.
The main component of acidic dry ramming mass material is SiO2. In the presence of other impurities, the crystal transformation of SiO2 is complicated, and the excessive heating rate during the oven will greatly reduce the melting temperature of the material. Silicone dry ramming stock can be used in a wide variety of induction furnace lining materials, but its refractoriness and purity limit its use.
The main components of neutral dry ramming mass material are neutral oxides such as Al2O3 or their composites. 
Corundum type ramming material has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, good slag corrosion resistance, no influence on molten steel quality, short construction time and no need to bake during construction. It is widely used in various alloy steel smelting. The corundum dry ramming material still has the disadvantages of low service life, difficult sintering and difficult control of thermal expansion. Magnesium-aluminum spinel has good slag penetration resistance. Adding fused magnesia to the corundum material to generate magnesia-aluminum spinel in situ can reduce the penetration of molten iron or slag into the refractory material and improve the slag resistance of the material. The secondary spinelization reaction during the use of aluminum-magnesium materials can effectively inhibit the cracking of the furnace lining. The use of aluminum-magnesium ramming material for the furnace lining can reduce the thermal cracking of the furnace lining material and reduce the generation of micro-cracks in the medium material.
In addition, according to the types of materials used, ramming materials can be divided into siliceous ramming materials, corundum ramming materials, magnesium ramming materials, magnesium-calcium ramming materials, magnesium-aluminum ramming materials, and aluminum-magnesium ramming materials. Ramming materials and Al2O3-SiC-C ramming materials; according to the different parts of use, ramming materials can be divided into tundish working lining, electric furnace bottom and power frequency melting groove dry ramming materials.