Induction furnace melting is a process of melting metal by using electromagnetic induction to produce eddy current heating in metal materials in induction furnace, also called induction melting. It is applicable to melting high-grade alloy steel, high-grade cast iron, high-temperature alloy, electrical engineering alloy, etc., as well as nonferrous metals and their alloys such as copper, aluminum, zinc, etc. It is also commonly used in casting industry, including the melting, holding, and nodulizing of cast iron, and the melting, holding, and alloying of steel casting.
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The main parts of induction furnace are induction coil, furnace body, power supply, control system, etc. Induction coil is a spiral hollow circular cylinder made of water-cooled copper pipe, and the ratio of inner diameter to height is 1:2–1:3. In general, the pitch of each turn of the spiral is equal, and sufficient space is left between turns, with insulation. The induction coil of induction furnace...
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Wang X-H (2007) Ferrous metallurgy: steelmaking. Higher Education Press, Beijing
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Shiqi, L., Weili, L., Kuangdi, X. (2023). Induction Furnace Melting. In: Xu, K. (eds) The ECPH Encyclopedia of Mining and Metallurgy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0740-1_967-1
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