Mullite corundum refractories for out-furnace working and continuous casting of steel

Conclusions The Zaporozhe refractories factory has set up the industrial manufacture of mullite-corundum tubes using a technology developed by the Ukrainian Institute of Refractories together with the factory. The tubes are designed for continuous casting of steel and blowing it in the ladle at the Azovstal' Factory.Following improvements in the production method and increases in the resistance of the goods, it was possible to reduce the specific consumptions, and this gave a saving annually of 88,600 rubles.Translated from Ogneupory, No. 1, pp. 11–15, January, 1981.