APPARATUS FOR DIRECTED SOLIDIFICATION Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: foundry practice. SUBSTANCE: a crucible embedded into the lining of a movable part of an induction melting furnace is divided into two parts, referred to as melting zone and clear space. A casting mould is secured inside the clear space, and a pouring spout, the working surface whereof makes an angle ϕ with the horizon, is provided at the top of the outside crucible wall. A portion of the crucible bottom contiguous with an internal partition is inclined at an angle of v with the horizon, and the rest of the crucible bottom is arranged level with, or above, a plane which is a tangent to the working surface of the spout. A graphite muffle is located in an opening of the internal partition circling the clear space of the crucible. EFFECT: ordered structure of the metal. 1 cl, 1 dwg