Horton supply a complete slide gate system including slide plates, upper and lower nozzles for ladle. Unburned Slide plates: For further reduction of steelmaking cost in medium and small scaled steel plants, Horton supply series of fine-quality unfired compounded slide plates, yielding optimum performances on medium and small sized ladles. Burned Slide Plates: Horton series of slide plates fired at high temperatures show the features of high strength, good erosion resistance and excellent thermal shock resistance.

The products are the best choice for large and medium sized ladles and con-casting tundishes. Horton series of slide plates fired at high temperatures cover Al2O3-C based, Al2O3-ZrO2-C based and MgO-spinel based, which can meet various needs of different steel grades. High Performance Slide Plates: The high performance slide plates supplied by Horton show the feature of lower percentage of carbon content, which will avoid the working surface of slide plates from being greatly roughened.

So they are more suitable to both low-carbon and super-low-carbon steel grades. And also it provides much higher fired strength which will reduce the bore-enlarging as small as possible while sliding repeatedly. Horton serial high performance slide plates are produced by free-of-tar-impregnation technology, so it will benefit environmental protection and also improve the operating surroundings of workers.

Lower Nozzles: Horton series of lower nozzles for ladle are made from corundum, bauxite, flake graphite, antioxidant and phenolic resin. They show the features of excellent thermal shock resistance, stable performance, good excellent corrosion and erosion resistance, strong cracking resistance etc. Upper Nozzle: Horton supply series of corundum based ladle upper nozzles with new technique. The nozzles have the features of superior resistance to thermal shock, erosion, oxidation and long service life etc. The products have been widely used in steelworks worldwide.