Method and apparatus for solidification-controllable induction melting of alloy with cold copper crucible

Abstract

A method for solidification-controllable induction melting of alloy with cold copper crucible employs the vacuum induction furnace with cold crucible to melt metals, particularly active metals, to obtain alloy ingots having directionally solidified structure at the same time. By using the cold crucible also as a solidification mold in the melting of metal materials, controlling working parameters of the induction furnace, and changing the copper crucible design, it is possible to control the solidified structure of the melted alloy and obtain high quality ingots having impurity-free and directionally arranged or fine-crystalline structure. The problem of low metal melting efficiency in the conventional vacuum induction furnace with cold crucible due to loss of a large amount of heat carried away by cooling water for cooling the crucible can therefore be overcome.

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