• Standard: 460 VAC, 3ph, 100 KW, 50/60Hz
• Optional: 380 VAC

• High vacuum water-cooled chamber with a cooling-water jacket made of SS304
• Vacuum level: 5×10^-6 torr via a 1200L/s turbopump
• Leakage: <5.0 x 10^-4 (mbar·l)/s (5.0 x 10-5 Pa·m3/s).
• The chamber size: 400mm Dia x 460mm H  44 liter capacity)
• Two tinted observation windows (dia. 100 mm) on the front for monitoring the melting process
• Hinged front door
• Optional: one 2.75“ CF port with 2L vacuum tank  is available at extra cost for connecting a gas analyzer
• A wobble stick is built-in for sample flipping without breaking the vacuum
• Easy sample loading and unloading by the chamber lifting mechanism. 

• A 5-cavity water-cooled copper hearth with vacuum casting and electromagnetic stirring. 
• Cavity 1: Ø80×35 mm with electromagnetic stirring
• Cavity 2: Ø65×25 mm with electromagnetic stirring
• Cavity 3: Ø65×25 mm with electromagnetic stirring
• Cavity 4: Ø50×25 mm for Ti or Zr gettering. 
• Cavity 5: Ø60×20 mm with Ø1 mm casting channel. 
• Note: the melting weight is calculated based on SS304
• Customized crucible designs are available upon request.
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Tungsten Electrode & Power Generator
  

• Water-cooled wobble tungsten electrode: Ø12 mm
• Motorized tungsten electrode with 100 mm vertical stroke length. 
• Max continuous operation: 30 min
• Current:   < 800A 
• HF start

• 1200 L/s turbopump with a ISO160K gate valve
• A dry scroll pump is included.
• Pump controllers, vacuum valves, vacuum pressure gauges, pressure gage controllers and readouts, and vacuum lines are included
• The control switch of the pneumatic high vacuum gate valve is integrated at the front of the system.
• A pressure gage with a range of 1 x 103 m-bar – 1 x 10-7 m-bar is installed on the chamber and a pressure gage with a range of 1 x 103 m-bar - 1 x 10-5 m-bar is installed on the fore-line between the fore-line valve and the scroll pump.

• The recirculating water chiller is included with 116L/min flow rate for the chamber, copper mold, and electrode. 
  
• 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 absorbing 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 the installation of a gas regulator 

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

• One-year limited warranty with lifetime support