Special products

Special products in our foundry are scorifiers from following steel grades:

ČSN 422944

Recommended for melting crucibles and crucibles for salt baths to be used in carburizing or sulphur medium. Operating temperature 1200°C.

ČSN 422913

Recommended for melting crucibles and crucibles for salt baths operating in carburizing or sulphur atmosphere. Operating temperature 1000°C.

ČSN 422952

Is suitable for melting crucibles and crucibles for salt baths. Operating temperature 1150°C.

ČSN 422955

Recommended for pouring and batched crucibles for fused basalt. Operating temperature 1200°C.

Resistance of the crucibles

The crucibles are resistant to nitrides, less resistant to chlorides, sulphides and cyanides. The usual metal baths, except for lead baths, melt the iron. This feature is not desirable e.g. for baths of aluminium and its alloys because it may effect the purity of the molten metal. The crucibles made from chromium-nickel steels have proved successful for molten copper and its alloys.

In the lead bath, only litharge on the bath surface may cause corrosion. Therefore, we recommend to apply a plain iron sheet as a protective band on such places. The crucibles made from plain steels are prone to scale formation. If the scales fall on electrical heating coils, they can disturb operation or destroy the coils. Therefore, it is recommended to apply the alloy steel crucibles for heating purposes.

The chromiumnickel steel crucibles are very sensitive to gases bearing sulfur compounds, reduction gases and carburizing substances. The sensitivity of the crucible increases with an increase in nickel content and temperature. The chromium steel crucibles are best resistant to the effect of all these influences.

Service Life of the crucibles

t depends substantially on the operation conditions and on proper handling during operation. The crucibles made from plain steels have the shortest service life. However in some cases they may be very economical. The service life of the crucible may be considerably lower in the following cases:

local overheating

When heating by gas, it is necessary that the flames be directed tangentially towards the crucible wall. In addition to this, heating with excess air, which may form oxidizing flames, should be avoided. Local overheating can be avoided by periodically turning the crucible. When heated from below, a protection shield should be installed under the crucible so that overheating does not occur.

periodical short-term application

When the crucible is heated and cooled very often, it may become very scaled and this may impact its ser- vice life, especially in case of plain steel crucibles. The crucible should be continuously held at a temperature that enables the salt to remain liquid.

quick heating

Too rapid heating is not enough to molten content of the crucible was able to absorb the transferred heat evenly and it may happen that the crucible overheats and breaks. At the same time, scales form quickly on the interior. It is recommended, therefore, that the crucible should be emptied after finishing the work and when using it again, the crushed salt should be melted gradually.

deposits in the crucible

The deposits act as insulation which causes accumulation of heat at the bottom and, hence, strong scaling. Thus the salt bath is exposed to the danger of decomposition. Therefore, the crucible must be thoroughly cleaned from time to time.

too low cyanide content in cyanide bath

This has an especially damaging impact on crucibles made from plain steels. During hardening and tempering, the bath should contain more than 5% cyanide and more than 3% cyanide when tempering. The lower salt concentration may cause corrosion, and the iron trioxide or iron monoxide (sponge iron) is separated and set on the bottom of the crucible thus lowering its service life.

Round crucibles

č. modelu Casting Pattern-No. Obsah Volume I Váha Weight kg H Průměr Diameter d1 V Průměr Diameter d Průměr Diameter D r r1 s R R1 T E Příruba Flange
21964 2,5 19 250 140 270 170 260 15 30 15 70 85 5 150 A
21736 6 42 300 190 325 230 350 20 40 20 95 115 5 165 A
21718 14 75 450 230 475 270 410 25 45 20 115 153 5 290 A
40125 14 64 280 300 300 340 435 20 142 162 B
21886 17 75 350 300 375 340 500 30 50 20 150 170 5 150 A
ETE-1730 18 120 500 225 535 275 500 40 65 25 * * * * A
B-81787 18 72 490 245 510 285 400     20 115 135     B
41427 19 127 620 220 650 280 460 30 60 30 210 240     A
T-285 21 40 335 260 350 290 400     15 120 135     B
21740 32 105 550 300 580 340 500 30 50 20 150 170 10 350 A
21667 35 155 500 350 535 400 570 30 55 25 175 200 10 270 A
22585 38 150 580 290 615 340 510 30 55 25 145 170 10 380 A
KM-001 48 160 520 405 475 450 590     22 174 220 6   B
ETE-1731 55 220 500 400 535 460 680 40 70 30 * * * * A
323 55 140 530 380 550 420 585     20 * * * * B
22903 66 240 800 350 835 400 570 30 55 25 175 200 10 570 A
1-1781 75 195 720 440 750 475 600     20 170 190     B
21668 75 225 500 520 535 570 740 30 55 25 260 285 10 185 A
20391 90 175 630 535 660 575 700     20 230 250     B
ETE-1729 95 320 550 510 590 570 790 40 70 30 * * * * A
ND-1260 140 290 475 700 540 900     30 350 380       B
ETE-1732 140 435 800 510 840 570 790 40 70 30 * * * * A
22469 140 355 800 520 835 570 740 30 55 25 260 285 10 485 A
ND-1259 240 560 660 780 730 850 1000     35 380 415     B

*) lenticular bottom

Oval crucibles

č. modelu Casting Pattern-No. Obsah Volume I Váha Weight kg D x Da d x da d1 x d1a r r1 r2 s E H V G C B F
ETE-1512 89 320 770 x 570 610 x 410 550 x 350 25 55 80 30 535 600 640 200 258 80 25
22774 105 220 800 x 600 610 x 410 560 x 360 35 60 70 25 535 600 625 200 250 90 30
ZS-196 150 420 920 x 720 760 x 560 700 x 500 25 55 80 30 535 600 640 200 200 80 25
22622 195 290 970 x 760 770 x 560 730 x 520 40 60 90 20 560 620 640 210 320 75 20
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