Tundish impact pad
US5518153A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/003
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A tundish impact pad has a non-uniform construction with a long dimension and a short dimension perpendicular to the long dimension, the long dimension of the impact pad disposed aligned with the long dimension of the tundish on the tundish floor. The impact pad is a body of refractory material capable of withstanding continuous contact with molten steel during the entire use cycle of the tundish. The body has a base with an impact surface, an endless outer side wall extending upwardly from the impact surface, and a top surface substantially parallel to the impact surface and connected to the side wall and defining a non-uniform opening. The side wall also has an interior face which is semi-circular about an axis substantially parallel to the impact surface around the entire extent thereof, or channel-shaped, so that molten steel contacting the impact surface flows outwardly, then in turn inwardly then directed upwardly by the side wall interior face, and then flows out the opening. The opening may be substantially rectangular or oval. The outer side wall may be tapered inwardly at opposite ends at the base and include ears which facilitate mounting of the body in place in a tundis…
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