The Hot metal ladle is of circular design with all welded construction and reinforced by two stiffener rings with special reinforcement in the area of the trunnions (similar to AISE-Standard No. 9).. The material for the ladle shell and bottom shall be Gr 2 as per IS:2002 (latest revision) or E 250 B as per IS 2062 (2006) or as per the customer specification.