Tubular refractory product
US5198126A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/50
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A refractory pouring-assembly component for use with a tube changer mechanism comprises an elongate tubular body having a throughbore for pouring of molten metal during continuous casting from a tundish into a mould wherein the refractory pouring component is an isostatically pressed, heat- and wear-resisting refractory one-piece composite body which is shaped to provide at one end a smooth, flat plate surface in which there is defined an aperture, the peripheral edge around said aperture being formed of a hard refractory material to provide a cutting edge around the throughbore, whilst the remainder of said body is formed to a tubular shape from a thermal shock-resistant material to provide for pouring of melt. The compositions of said component may be uniform blends of refractory material bonded by silicon nitride or silicon oxy-nitride or an annulus of selected hard materials within a graphite/alumina host body.
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