Electro-Slag Remelting Installation

Abstract

An electro-slag remelting installation includes a mold and a consumable electrode that extends into the mold. The consumable electrode has an axis that is oriented obliquely to a vertical axis.

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         10 . An electro-slag remelting installation, comprising:
 a mold, wherein the mold is open on a top of the mold; and   a consumable electrode, wherein the consumable electrode extends into the mold and wherein the consumable electrode has an axis that is oriented obliquely to a vertical axis.   
     
     
         11 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 10 , wherein an end surface of the consumable electrode that extends into the mold runs obliquely to the axis of the consumable electrode. 
     
     
         12 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 10 , wherein an angle between the axis of the consumable electrode and the vertical axis is between 20° and 60°. 
     
     
         13 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 10  further comprising a refeeding unit, wherein the consumable electrode is held in the refeeding unit such that the consumable electrode is displaceable along the axis of the consumable electrode. 
     
     
         14 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 13  further comprising a second consumable electrode and a second refeeding unit, wherein the second consumable electrode is held in the second refeeding unit such that the second consumable electrode is displaceable along an axis of the second consumable electrode. 
     
     
         15 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 13  further comprising a displacement system, wherein the refeeding unit with the consumable electrode is movable over the mold by the displacement system. 
     
     
         16 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 10  further comprising a device that removes molten material, which has solidified into a billet in a bottom section of the mold, through a bottom of the mold. 
     
     
         17 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 16  further comprising a separation apparatus that separates an end piece of the billet emerging from the bottom of the mold. 
     
     
         18 . The electro-slag remelting installation according to  claim 17  further comprising a deflection apparatus that diverts the separated end piece in a lateral direction with respect to the mold.