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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Vesuvius Usa Corporation, Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Morris, Strongsville, OH (US);
John Rogler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Vesuvius USA Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 41/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impact pad for metallurgical processes is formed from refractory material, and contains a base having an impact surface facing upwardly against a stream of molten metal entering a vessel containing the impact pad. A wall having a plurality of adjacent wall portions extends upwardly from the base. The impact surface contains at least one nonhorizontal facet extending inwardly from a wall portion; all lines in the facet extending perpendicularly to the wall portion have an inclination or declination with respect to the horizontal plane.