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| u04199 | |
| Vacuum induction furnaces with the shell open to take the moulds | |
| Sheffield | |
| 1980-1999 | |
One of the four vacuum induction furnaces installed between 1963-89 which gave Ross and Catherall (of Forge Lane, Killamarsh) the lead in melting of special aerospace alloys for blades and parts for jet engines. The cost of No. 1 in 1963 was and the fourth in 1989 was 1.75 million. They were capable of vacuum levels of 0.1 micron to ensure melting of the latest superalloys containing highly volatile elements such as ytrium, etc. |
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