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What was the weight of the first slabs
Wieland used for rolling sheets?
True heavyweights
Unbelievable …
The first cast slabs from which sheets and strips were rolled weighed about 15 kilos – the equivalent of the weight of a king penguin. Today slabs can weigh up to 11 tons, about as much as a pair of African elephants.
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