Foseco Trading A.g.

Martin Bernard Wardell

John Henry Courtenay

Lining slabs for prolonged contact with molten metals, e.g. for use in tundishes, are made from a refractory heat-insulating composition comprising by weight:

Refractory heat-insulating materials

The invention provides a tundish comprising a casing having a floor with at least one outlet nozzle located therein and upstanding sidewalls, the casing having a permanent refractory lining, and an expendable partition of refractory heat insulating material being located adjacent one or each nozzle within the tundish and dimensioned to stand proud of the adjacent portion of the tundish floor. Generally the expendable partition is made of a material comprising a major proportion of particulate refractory, a minor proportion of fibrous material and an organic binder. The partition may comprise four walls together defining a box section or it may be an integral preformed sleeve.

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Martin Bernard Wardell