Patent ID: 11883876
Assignee: WAGSTAFF, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A wall of a direct chill casting mold comprising:
a longitudinally extending body extending along a length between a first end and a second end;
an inner face extending from proximate the first end to proximate the second end;
a graphite insert secured to the inner face and extending from proximate the first end to proximate the second end, the graphite insert defining a portion of a mold cavity; and
an outer surface opposite the inner face;
wherein at least one force applied to the outer surface imparts a bend to the longitudinally extending body relative to a straight line between the first end and the second end, and wherein the graphite insert bends in congruence with the longitudinally extending body.