Original scientific paper

Loss of aluminium during the process of Ti-Al-V alloy smelting in a vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace

L. Blacha ; Silesian University of Technology, Department of Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland
G. Siwiec ; Silesian University of Technology, Department of Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland
B. Oleksiak ; Silesian University of Technology, Department of Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland

Abstract

In the present paper, results of the study on changes in basic Ti-6Al-4V alloy component contents during smelting in the vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace are presented. The experiments were performed at 5 – 1 000 Pa and 1 973–2 023 K. Assuming that the observed loss of aluminium from the alloy during smelting is the effect of evaporation, an additional thermodynamic analysis was performed aimed at determining evaporation coefficients.

Keywords

Ti-Al-V alloys; VIM technology; evaporation of Al; coefficient of evaporation

Hrčak ID:

95667

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/95667

Publication date:

1.7.2013.

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