Magazine Article

Covering a Crucible With Metal Containing Channels

TBMG-16

09/01/2006

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In a procedure that partly resembles the lost-wax casting process, a crucible made of a brittle material (ceramic, quartz, or glass) is covered with a layer of metal containing channels. The metal cover and the channels can serve any or all of several purposes, depending upon the application: Typically, the metal would serve at least partly to reinforce the crucible. The channels could be used as passages for narrow objects that could include thermocouples and heat-transfer strips. Alternatively or in addition, channels could be used as flow paths for liquid or gaseous coolants and could be positioned and oriented for position or direction-selective cooling. In some cases, the channels could be filled with known gases and sealed so that failure of the crucibles could be indicated by instruments that detect the gases.

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"Covering a Crucible With Metal Containing Channels," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2006.
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Sep 1, 2006
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TBMG-16
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Magazine Article
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English