Minimal contamination is an essential requirement for the development and characterization of new alloys. Induction levitation melting using water cooled, segmented copper crucible is a successful technique to achieve this challenging task. In induction levitation melting, the segmented crucible is provided with an appropriate profile from inside to generate adequate vertical component of the Lorentz force and to levitate the molten mass to avoid any contamination from the crucible through physical contact. The Lorentz force also results in strong churning action and thereby, a highly homogeneous melt. Thus, the induction levitation melting can be used to prepare ultrapure specimens with high homogeneity. The Induction Levitation Melter can be used for the preparation of experimental quantities (~10 g) of high purity alloys for characterization, Material research and development in Industry & Universities.
Induction Levitation Melting (ILM) is an advanced technology (non radioactive) used for producing ultrapure specimens of highly reactive metals and alloys such as titanium, zirconium etc with high homogeneity.
Induction Levitation Melting (ILM) is an advanced technology used for producing ultrapure specimens of highly reactive metals and alloys such as titanium, zirconium etc with high homogeneity. In ILM, copper crucible is used to melt the metallic charge in inert (Argon) environment. The copper crucible has a segmented cylindrical wall so that the magnetic field can penetrate into the metallic charge to be melted. The resulting Lorentz force causes strong churning action in the molten melt producing a highly homogeneous melt. The segmented crucible is provided with an appropriate profile from inside to generate adequate vertical component of the Lorentz force to levitate the molten mass. This avoids any contamination of the charge from the crucible through physical contact and thus produces the ultrapure samples.
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