Arc Melting System up to 300g with Electromagnetic Stirring and Vacuum Casting - SP-MSM-300

• Input: 480 VAC, 3ph, 27 KW, 50/60Hz
• Optional: 400 VAC, 3 ph.

Melting Chamber

• Water-cooled stainless steel high vacuum chamber.
• Ultimate vacuum: 7e-7 torr.
• Practical vacuum 5e-6 torr
• Leak rate <3.75 x 10^-4 (torr·l)/s
• Chamber size: 280×350×440 mm
• Tinted observation windows
• Hinged front door
• A wobble stick is built-in for sample flipping without breaking the vacuum
• ISO160K port for vacuum generation. 

Water-cooled Copper Hearth

1. Single copper hearth for melting 300 g steel with electromagnetic stirring. 
   Cavity 1: Ø80×25 mm with electromagnetic stirring
   Cavity 2: Ø35×17.5 mm 
   Cavity 3: Ø35×17.5 mm 
   Cavity 4: Ø35×17.5 mm 
2. Copper hearth for vacuum casting

• Cavity 1: Ø40×20 mm 
• Cavity 2: Ø40×20 mm
• Cavity 3: Ø60×20 mm with electromagnetic stirring.
• Cavity 4: Ø50×10 mm for vacuum casting, up to Ø8×75 mm casting rod. 
  

3.    170 mm dia x 20 mm depth, 277 ml capacity

1. Tilt casting is available upon request
2. Customized crucible and mold designs are available upon request.

Tungsten Electrode

• Water-cooled ceriated tungsten electrodes, Ø12 mm

Power Supply

• IGBT inverted power supply, up to 25 kW. 
• Voltage 0 - 34 V DC
• Current: 20-630 A DC
• 630A / 34V @ 60% duty cycle
• 488A / 29V @ 100% duty cycle
• HF ( High frequency ) start

• Inficon PCG554 Pirani Capacitance Diaphragm Gauge

Vacuum System

(Optional)

• 700 L/s Pfeiffer Vacuum turbopump station with a ISO160K manual gate valve
• 240 L/min rotary vane backing pump with an oil mist trap and an intake filter. 
• Cold cathod / Pirani full range pressure gauge 3.75×10^-9 - 1000 torr
• A vacuum foreline connection is included in the optional package. 

• KJ 5300 recirculating water chiller with 16L/min water flow and 6K BTU/hr cooling capacity
• Digital Temperature Control: 5 - 30ºC adjustable with ± 0.3 °C accuracy
• Refrigerant: R410-a

• High-purity inert gas with at least 5N purity (>99.999%) is required (not included)
• 5% Hydrogen + 95% Argon gas may be used to prevent oxidation during the melting process
• High-purity Ti sample melting may help absorb oxygen a lot
• A two-stage pressure regulator must be installed on the gas cylinder to limit the pressure to below 3 psi for safe operation. Click here to learn to installation of a gas regulator 

• CE certified
• UL/CSA certification by NRTLs is available at an extra fee.