Design: The Hot metal ladle is of circular design with all welded construction.The material for the ladle shell and bottom shall be
Gr 2 as per IS:2002 (latest revision) or E 250 B as per IS 2062 (2006) or as per the customer specification.
Trunnion: The trunnion and trunnion plates of the ladle is made of forged steel of grade 20 C8 or 30 C8 as per IS:2004 (1991). The trunnion plate is annealed after forging and ultrasonically tested for soundness.
Tilting Mechanism: The ladle is provided with tilting mechanism for tilting.
Welding: All welds of the charging ladle are 100 % magnaflux-tested (MT). In addition all full penetration welds are 100 % ultrasonic.