Sheffield Forgemasters announces record-breaking pour

Posted on 11 Jun 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) has completed its biggest ever pour with 607 tonnes of continuous molten steel transferred into a vast subterranean mould.

The record breaking feat in the company’s foundry beats the biggest ever previous pour by seven tonnes and will create an ultra-large casting component which will weigh around 320 tonnes once finished, taking six weeks to cool sufficiently to be excavated.  

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