The Paton Welding Journal, 2024, №03



2024 №03 (05)

DOI of Article 10.37434/tpwj2024.03.06

2024 №03 (07)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2024, #3, 40-45 pages

ESR of titanium in vacuum

I.V. Protokovilov¹, T. Beinerts², V.B. Porokhonko¹, D.A. Petrov¹

¹E.O. Patonh Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: office@paton.kiev.ua
²Institute of Physics, University of Latvia 32 Miera str., Salaspils LV-2169, Latvia. E-mail: toms.beinerts@gmail.com

Abstract
The results of experimental studies of the process of electroslag remelting of titanium in a chamber furnace at different values of pressure in the melting area, from vacuum to excess pressure, are given. Experiments were carried out during the melting of ingots with a diameter of 85 and 105 mm from titanium alloys VT1-0 and VT22 using fluoride-chloride flux AN-T4. The pressure of the inert gas in the furnace chamber was varied from 20 to 300 kPa. It is shown that in the entire studied range of pressures, the electroslag process proceeded stably with the formation of ingots with a high-quality side surface and a dense structure, without pores, slag inclusions and other internal defects. Experimental data on the effect of pressure in the melting area on the gas composition and structure of titanium ingots are given. The possibility of reducing the hydrogen content in titanium alloys by carrying out the electroslag process under vacuum conditions is shown. It was also established that the VT1-0 titanium ingot, melted under vacuum conditions, is characterized by a larger grain size compared to the ingot obtained at excess pressure. 11 Ref., 1 Tabl., 7 Fig.
Keywords: electroslag remelting, chamber furnace, vacuum, titanium, gas composition, ingot, structure

Received: 09.01.2024
Received in revised form: 14.02.2024
Accepted: 03.04.2024

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