Electron-beam furnace

An electron-beam furnace (EB furnace) is a type of vacuum furnace employing high-energy electron beam in vacuum as the means for delivery of heat to the material being melted. It is one of the electron-beam technologies.

Use

Electron-beam furnaces are used for production and refining of high-purity metals (especially titanium, vanadium, tantalum, niobium, hafnium, etc.) and some exotic alloys.[1] The EB furnaces use a hot cathode for production of electrons and high voltage for accelerating them towards the target to be melted.[2]

Alternatives

An alternative for an electron-beam furnace can be an electric arc furnace in vacuum.[3] Somewhat similar technologies are electron-beam melting and electron-beam welding.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.investquest.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "What Causes Furnace's High Limit Switch to Keep Tripping?". 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ Technologies, ALD Vacuum. "Electron Beam Melting (EB) - ALD Vacuum Technologies". web.ald-vt.de. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2017-10-08.


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