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CASTING PIT [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

An area in which molten metal is cast into ingots.

CONT

The term generally applies to steelmaking, and the pit lies several feet below the level of the melting platform and extends for a considerable distance behind the furnaces. Travelling cranes span the pit and carry ladles of molten metal from the furnaces to the ingot moulds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
OBS

Excavation permanente faite dans le sol d'une fonderie destinée à recevoir des moules de grande hauteur, afin d'amener le trou de coulée de ces moules à un niveau facilitant la coulée.

Spanish

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