Casting ladle
US7204955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D41/04
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A casting ladle has a body (2) with a base (3) and walls (4, 6, 8) made of a laminated composite ceramic material that includes multiple layers of a woven fiber reinforcing fabric embedded in a ceramic matrix. A rigid support element (20) for attaching the ladle to a handling device is embedded within the composite ceramic material. In a preferred form, the reinforcing fabric is made of woven glass and the matrix material includes calcium silicate and silica.
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