Investigations of the sintering of chromium oxide have shown that the most effective sintering additive is titanium dioxide, and the crucial factor in obtaining dense specimens is a reduction on the partial pressure of the oxygen P02 in the firing atmosphere [12,[1][2][3][4]. However, the linking of both conditions has been studied only at one temperature --in [1-4] for a single composition , and in [3] in a limited range of TiO= concentrations. In actual conditions the sintering of Cr203 occurs in a wide temperature range and POd range, created either in furnaces with a controlled atmosphere, or in the presence of carbon-containing agents. Therefore, to clarify the mechanism of chromium-oxide sintering and the differentiation of the properties of refractories, we need to obtain data on the combined influence of P02 and sintering additive in a rather wide temperature range. This paper gives the results of a study of the sintering of Cr20s without additives and with an addition of from 0.5 to 20% * Ti02 at 1200-1600~ in the range P02 = 2"104-10-6 Pa and recrystallization of the chromium oxide with an addition of 1% TiO= and MgO at 1450-1760~ in air, and in an atmosphere with a reduced oxygen concentration. The subject of the investigation consisted of powdered Cr=03 grade OKhM-I and Ti02 of chemical purity grade, the properties of which were given in [5]. The variable partial pressure of oxygen in the furnace and its measurement were provided with apparatus described previously [12]. The crystal size were determined by the section method, and the ceramic and strength factors of the specimens were measured with the standard methods. *Here and subsequently, molar proportions are used. so~~oo~c L. 1~oo'c , t 15oo~ ! 16oo~ ,o --~ 2.107 2or 1 s ]1o-' .3"!o ~ ,~-'~=----" 16~ I 3./0" I 9 lO-J I I 0 " ~ iO'~ I0 "s 0 4 8 f2 16 20 ~ 8 12 I6 20 # 8 f2 16 204 8 12 f6 20 4 8 12 1620Content of riOz, %