Foseco International Limited

Foseco Trading A.g.

Royston J Phillips

John Henry Courtenay

Stephen T Pheasant

William McFarlane

A tundish for continuous casting of molten metal having an outer metal casing and, adjacent the casing, a permanent refractory lining is provided with an inner, expendable lining comprising refractory, heat-insulating slabs having an erosion resistant backing layer and an inward facing layer of lower density than that of the backing layer. The density of the facing layer is at least 0.2 g/cm.sup.3 but not more than 85% of the density of the backing layer. The presence of the inward facing layer exerts less chilling effect on the molten metal poured into the tundish than if the slab consisted of the backing layer alone.

Tundishes

Fluxes for use in the casting of metals e.g. steel comprise granules containing carbonaceous powder in which the proportion of carbonaceous powder in the surface of the granules is greater than the overall proportion of carbonaceous powder in the granules. The fluxes are particularly suitable for use in the continuous casting of steel.

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Stourbridge, United Kingdom

Royston J Phillips