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conversion ef Various Aavo materials into a homogeneous
mel.
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a molten material al speed of typically Ova
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drawer.
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types:
( Disect Melt process
2: Narbte Remele Process
% Direct Hele Process
fe Raw mageriols for Gla Fores are Silfca
band, tmestone , boric Add and minos amounts of
Other ingredients uch as dag. coat 9 Fluorspar (Known
as Flouxtte)
x the process (an be broken down toto 9 basic Steps '
* Batching
* Hetting
* Fbyzation
* coatiy
* Drying ow fackagéng«Batching |
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and thoroughly mfcing them
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ah exact Quantittesr
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Js pat An a aeperate batches
& an automated waeightng
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and Feeding system
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bin also Known %
fh He designated Huwiatory Storoge
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+ Melting :
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sections
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and Unklor nity ts tneveased . tt alco trelude
Hetting Occurs
tn thls Alage tempuature about
the Hemoval 4 bubbles
(yoo
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tore , the temperate 1 seduced to (370038) Forehearth Section !
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made cP -F platinum - ahodium — alloy Which contatns
about keo te Sooo Uoles
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s extrusion and attenuation
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through the electrically
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2 Abtex being
extudet f?r the forenearth Section
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the
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tne mechanical operations are
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apto tleterns Stage
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by, Bett forming
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% cooled.
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plaws for latey Use.
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thodium alloy buan fo form filaments Whsax tne
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