Water cooled mould from continuous casting machine producing universal beam blanks, c. 1970
- Made:
- 1965-1975
Water cooled mould from continuous casting machine producing universal beam blanks, c. 1970
In continuous casting, liquid metal is poured into a vertical mould, open at top and bottom, and solid metal is withdrawn at the bottom, the mould being water cooled. Continuous casting was invented by Bessemer but was taken up seriously only recently.
Details
- Category:
- Metallurgy
- Object Number:
- 1971-444
- type:
- iron making and universal beams
- credit:
- British Steel Corporation