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bottom pouring [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

... term used in reference to a process in which a number of ingots are cast simultaneously. The molten metal is poured into a central refractory-lined trumpet or tundish, whence it flows through refractory runners into the bottom of the moulds.

PHR

Bottom pouring plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
CONT

[...]on pratique [...] la coulée en source, en versant le métal fondu dans un canal vertical qui débouche à la partie inférieure du moule; le métal liquide remonte ainsi dans le moule sans perturbation; il est possible avec un canal central d'alimenter plusieurs moules.

CONT

coulée en source. Les inconvénients sont : pertes de métal dans les conduits et entraînement possible de sable dans le lingot.

PHR

Plaque de coulée en source.

Spanish

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