Ladle Cover
Castables in this application often crack quickly and spall due to repeated thermal cycling, increasing heat loss, energy consumption and damage to shell steelwork. A fibre-reinforced lightweight castable combines efficient insulation with excellent crack resistance resulting in reduced maintenance and energy costs.

Recommendation: ME 446

Ladle Lip
Lip refractory is frequently cracked and repaired due to thermal expansion of the lining, slag build-up and removal, repairs to steelwork etc. Such cracking can be minimised with ME fibres, with improvements in service life being rapidly achieved, coupled with significant cost savings in repair materials, labour and downtime.

Recommendation: ME 446

Security Lining
Without fibres in the security lining, movement cracking (eg thermal expansion, mechanical shock) can shorten a ladle's working life and increase the risk of hot metal run-through. Fibres remove both these risks, ensuring a longer ladle campaign, simpler working lining replacement and reduced downtime and maintenance costs.

Recommendation: ME 446

Ladle Car
Splashing steel and the loading and unloading of the ladle can damage the car's steelwork and refractory lining. A fibre lining resists thermal and mechanical shock, avoiding the need for frequent costly repairs.

Recommendation: ME 430

Injection Lances
In this severest of applications the lance is subjected to extreme thermal/mechanical shock and thermal cycling. ME fibres are now standard in most modern lance refractory, limiting crack formation and spalling which would otherwise quickly reduce the lance's working life

Recommendation: ME 446