21 ways to avoid molten metal explosions: a proper safety plan for potential physical explosions can save lives and prevent huge financial loss.
Modern Casting › Vol. 100 Nbr. 7, July 2010
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21 ways to avoid molten metal explosions: a proper safety plan for potential physical explosions can save lives and prevent huge financial loss.
Molten metal explosions can occur without warning in metalcasting facilities and throw molten metal and high-temperature solids throughout the surrounding area, putting workers, equipment and nearby building structures at risk. These explosions can cause fatalities, serious burns and extensive property damage.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The major cause of explosions is the entrapment of liquid, water or moisture beneath the surface of molten metal. When this occurs, hot particles of molten metal ...See the full content of this document
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