The customizable Cianflone PortaMelt® Electric Arc Button Remelt Furnace will melt alloys up to approximately 3600° F. The sample charge can be in the form of slugs, cuttings, drillings, powders, etc. A charge of 50 grams of steel will provide a sample of 1-1/4 inch diameter and approximately 1/4 inch thick. Its primary use is for the preparation of spectrographic samples and in alloy research.
The PortaMelt® is a low-cost, low-maintenance solution that offers pure melts of powder, metallic and non-metallic buttons, compound synthesis, and material densification.