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  • DEVEOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTE :: ELECTROSLAG CASTING

    The electroslag casting is based on an electroslag process of melting of a consumable electrode. The electrode melts by heat released in the electroconductive slag when electrical current passes through. A casting is crystallized in a thin rim of the slag skull. As a result of the slow and strict unidirectional solidification of a small amount of liquid metal, high chemical and structural homogeneity of metal is ensured. Typical parts which can be produced by the electroslag casting method are the following: blanks of stamp and cutting tools, blanks of large-sized gears, rings, pulleys, gear-wheels, different forks, lugs, cases, journals, bimetallic blanks such as worm wheels, rollers for rolling, and so on.

    1. Electrode;
    2. Power supply;
    3. Water-cooled crystallizer;
    4. Slag tank;
    5. Slag skull;
    6. Molten metal pool;
    7. Casting;
    8. Bottom plate;
    9. Electrode moving mechanism.
    Scheme of electroslag casting process
    Electroslag casting plant
    Electroslag casting plant Technical characteristics:
    • Two-phase power supply 380V
    • Secondary winding voltage 45 V, 55 V, 65 V, 75 V
    • Secondary winding current 0-10 kA
    • Power consumption 650 kW
    • Weight of castings up to 300 kg
    • Steel melting rate 1.5 kg / min
    Electroslag casting process Casting
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