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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
ALD Vacuum Technologies AG, Erlensee, DE;
Abstract
In an electroslag remelting point with a mold ( ) for forming an ingot from the remelted material of at least one consumable electrode ( ), with a body ( ) having at least one vertically driven electrode rod ( ) for advancing a respective consumable electrode ( ), and with a hood ( ) which is disposed above the mold ( ) and has at least one opening ( ) which is concentric with the respective electrode axis (A), a pot-shaped boiler ( ) is provided which accommodates the mould ( ) and can be joined to the hood ( ) to form a chamber ( ) which is closed all round, completely encompasses the mould ( ) and can be connected via pipelines ( ) to a vacuum pump and/or a gas source, so that the chamber ( ) can be evacuated or filled with an inert gas.