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Ladle (metallurgy)
Vessel used to transport and pour out molten metals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In metallurgy, a ladle is a bucket-shaped container or vessel used to transport and pour out molten metals.[1] Ladles are often used in foundries and range in size from small hand-carried vessels that resemble a kitchen ladle and hold 20 kilograms (44 lb) to large steelmill ladles that hold up to 300 tonnes (295 long tons; 331 short tons). Many non-ferrous foundries also use ceramic crucibles for transporting and pouring molten metal and will also refer to these as ladles.
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