By achieving a ladle life of 1538 cycles in its 140 tonne hot metal ladle number 5 used in blast furnaces, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has set another benchmark.
The ladle life was the highest since inception of the plant and a Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL) record for 140 tonne Hot Metal Ladles, RSP sources said.
The earlier record of 1505 cycles was acheived in 140 tonne ladle number six in March last year. The record was achieved due to hard work and dedication of the total work force in the Blast Furnace department.
The improved life of ladles not only reduces cost of refratory per tonne of metal, but also increases ladle availability facilitating timely casting thereby leading to higher productivity.
The achievement could also be attributed to the superior Hot Metal quality with respect to silica content and hot metal temperature, the sources said.
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