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Study of vacuum induction melting process of TiNi shape memory alloys

  • Jian'gan Wang
  • , Zhongjie Niu
  • , Jianghong Mao
  • , Jimin Cao
  • , Hongjin Yang
  • , Huabin Yang
  • Xi’an Rare Metal Materials Institute Co. Ltd

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Abstract

The effects of melting time, crucible diameter and ingot mass on chemical homogeneity and the content of carbon and oxygen impurity in TiNi alloy were studied by vacuum induction melting in graphite crucible. The results show that the impurity content is increased with an increase in melting time and A/V ratio, and the effect extent on carbon content is much greater than that on oxygen. The A/V ratio has a close relationship with the crucible diameter and ingot mass under the coordinative condition. The 10-20 kg ingot with few impurity and excellent homogeneity can be obtained by adopting 10 min+15 min melting time plus 160 mm diameter crucible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1115-1119
Number of pages5
JournalXiyou Jinshu Cailiao Yu Gongcheng/Rare Metal Materials and Engineering
Volume40
Issue number6
StatePublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Melting technology
  • Shape memory alloy
  • TiNi
  • Vacuum induction

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