The arc melting furnace can melt metals/metalloids and alloys with high melting points up to 3500 °C. The melting process involves an electric arc between the non-consumable tungsten electrode and the copper crucible. The arc furnace is very useful for developing new alloys based on Ti, Zr, Fe, Co, and Ni and also for high-entropy alloys (HEA) containing refractory metal. The furnace has a diffusion pump that shortens the time required for reaching high vacuum levels. The molten liquid metal/alloy can either be solidified inside the crucible or suction-cast into the copper mold that is attached to the copper crucible. The furnace also has a manipulator for flipping the samples without breaking the vacuum. It is capable of melting nonreactive and reactive metals up to 500g

Description

  • Melting samples of up to approx. 500 g at temperatures up to 3500°C
  • Water-cooled copper crucible plate with multi-purpose moulds (for button, rod and plate samples
  • Water-cooled, double-walled high vacuum chamber
  • Contactless ignition of the arc