Melt spinning rapid solidification device
The device is used for casting a stream of liquid metal melted by induction onto a rotating copper drum. It allows the production of metallic materials with an amorphous structure (metallic glasses) or rapidly cooled metal alloys in the form of strips. The device has a copper drum with a diameter of 250 mm and is equipped with a high-frequency generator with a power of 12 kW. The device enables casting of thin strips in a vacuum or at reduced pressure using a set of rotary and turbo-molecular pumps. The temperature of the cast metal is controlled by a pyrometer. Typically used crucibles are made of quartz, graphite, or boron nitride.
Basic device parameters:
- Maximum linear speed: 60 m/s
- Achievable vacuum: 6-10 mbar
- Maximum charge weight: 60 g
- Generator power: 12 kW
- Temperature measurement range: 900-3000°C
- Typical strip dimensions: Thickness 20-100 µm, Width: 1-25 mm
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The possibility of rapid solidification of metal alloys into the form of thin ribbons.
Synthesis of nano-crystalline or amorphous materials.
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Zakład Inżynierii Materiałowej