Electric Arc Furnace

Area Linked to: 
Extractive Metallurgy
Research Area: 
Pyrometallurgy

Rating : 50 kVA
Capacity: 30 kg steel or iron
Electrodes: 2 Nos of adjustable graphite electrodes
Arcing : Submerged arcing, direct arcing and indirect arcing is possible
Working temperature of melt: up to 1750oC
Measurement : Power consumption in kWh, voltage, rating, power factor etc at the control panel
Other features: Removable top cover with replaceable and tilting type shell. Shell is lined with magnesite refractory. Top cover is facilitated with a hole for collecting sample, viewing, adding additives and temperature measurement.
Use: Experimental works viz. melting of steel and iron for casting, alloy steel making, smelting of minerals, making of ferro-alloys etc

NML is also having 175kVA and 500kVA EAF with conventional features for melting of of high carbon ferro - alloys of different grades namely Fe–Cr, Fe–Mn, Si–Mn, Fe–Si, Ca–Si, etc possible.

Equipment Info
Resolution & Range: 
50 kVA, 175 kVA and 500 kVA
Applications: 
Experimental works viz. melting of steel and iron for casting, alloy steel making, smelting of minerals, making of ferro-alloys etc
Sample type: 
iron, steel, ferroalloys, ores and minerals etc
Equipment Code: 
MEF/06
Inventory No: 
19500111(50kVA), 19620329 (500kVA)
PIR holder: 
Dr. J. Pal, Dr. S. Ranganathan and Dr. S. D. Singh

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