Reusable casting member
AssigneeVesuvius Crucible Company
InventorEric Hanse
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a casting element (30) for a casting installation for transferring liquid metal comprising a plurality of casting elements in successive contact and forming a canal along which the metal can flow, the casting element (30) comprising a tube, notably a ladle shroud, the axis of which corresponds to the axis of the canal. The casting element is able to make contact with an upstream element of the installation and comprises means (42) for controlling the angular orientation of the tube about its axis with respect to the upstream element, these means being capable of giving the tube at least three distinct orientations.
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Casting element for a casting installation for transferring liquid metal comprising a plurality of casting components in successive contact and forming a canal along which the metal can flow, the casting element comprising a tube, the axis of which corresponds to the axis of the canal, the said element being able to make contact with an upstream element of the installation, wherein the element comprises control means for controlling the angular orientation of the tube about its axis with respect to the upstream element, these control means being capable of giving the tube at least three distinct orientations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.