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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">melting ladles</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>founding tools</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>glassworking equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ladles, melting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>melting ladle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pouring ladles</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ladles used in steelmaking to manage the volume differences between melting furnaces and the caster tundishes, which are shallow refractory-lined basins.  ]]></note></mads>