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A pot in which metal is held, while melting in a furnace is called as a “Crucible.” It is made of silicon carbide and clay graphite.
Shapes of crucibles: A bilge shaped crucible has the shape of a barrel. The part of the crucible in the middle region is called as a bilge. This is the [...]

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The melting point of aluminum and steel is lesser than steel. In this case, the interior surface of the steel crucible undergoes flaking or scaling. Due to this scale, the molten metal is polluted. The thickness of the crucible walls decreases fast. Hence, a coating of marcote-7 is applied to the inner surface of the steel [...]

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A pot in which metal is held, while melting in a furnace is called as a “Crucible.” It is made of silicon carbide and clay graphite.
Shapes of crucibles: A bilge shaped crucible has the shape of a barrel. The part of the crucible in the middle region is called as a bilge. This is [...]

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Crucibles Tools Information and stats on the various Crucibles and Crucible Tongs can now be found at a new section on Metal Casting website that is all about what Crucibles you need to cast metal. The new Crucibles section can be accessed by users and non-users by visiting the following web address: Crucibles
 
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