BOTTOM ELECTRODE FOR A METALLURGICAL VESSEL

摘要

PCT No. PCT/DE94/01217 Sec. 371 Date May 28, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 28, 1996 PCT Filed Oct. 10, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/10929 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 20, 1995A bottom electrode for a metallurgical vessel operated with direct current, consisting of an outer part made of a first material arrangeable substantially outside a bottom of the vessel so as to face the vessel, and an inner part made of a second material and connected to the outer part so as to face an interior of the vessel. The inner part is configured to wear when in contact with molten metal in the vessel, and includes a metallic first structural part that consists substantially of a material comparable to the molten metal. The first structural part has an end adjacent the outer part with a cross-section adapted to that of the outer part. The first structural part is configured to prevent a flow of melted electrode material as well as the molten metal. The inner part further includes a high temperature resistant second structural part configured to compliment the first structural part, the first and second structural parts being coaxial to one another.