Conventional Metals Processing › Casting
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10,000 Amp Vacuum Arc Remelt |
Button Arc Melting Furnaces |
Casting activities at ORNL apply experimental and computational techniques to understand the relationships among microstructure, processing, and properties in order to develop and optimize a variety of casting processes and processing technologies.
Conventional metals processing capability includes:
- Air induction melting furnaces (50lb capacity)
- Button arc melting (1lb capacity)
- Vacuum Arc Remelting Furnace (50lb capacity)
Contacts:
| OHRINER, Evan | ohrinerek@ornl.gov | 865.574.8519 |
| SABAU, Adrian S. | sabaua@ornl.gov | 865.241.5145 |
| MUTH, Thomas R. | muthtr@ornl.gov | 865.574.5264 |
| LUDTKA, Gerald M. | ludtkagm1@ornl.gov | 865.574.5098 |
| HARPER, David C.- Technical Professional | harperdc@ornl.gov | 865.574.7363 |
| HARPER, Kevin D. | harperkd@ornl.gov | 865.574.4360 |
| COX, Gregory A. | coxga@ornl.gov | 865.574.4360 |
| HATFIELD, Edward C. | hatfieldec@ornl.gov | 865.574.4360 |
Fact Sheets:
- Control of Soldering and Thermal Fatigue During Die Casting
- Heat Transfer Module Was Validated Against Results Obtained at Two Foundries Solidification Processing
- Solidification Processing




