A Big Cast.

An exceptionally large ingot mould was recently cast by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Company Limited, at their Openshaw Iron Factory (says “The Engineer”). The dimensions and weight of the mould are:—Internal diameter, top 72½ inches, bottom 80 inches, external diameter, top 113 inches, bottom 121 inches; length 205 inches; and weight 109 tons. One hundred and thirty tons of molten metal were used to cast this. The metal was teemed into the moulds in ten minutes, and the casting was afterwards fed for twelve hours. This is the largest mould which has been cast in the Company's foundry, and probably one of the largest produced in the country.

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