The Formation of High-temperature Materials by Direct High-frequency Fusion in a Cold Container

A new technology of the formation of high-temperature non-metallic crystals, glasses, and fused ceramic materials is described. It is based on the method of direct induction fusion in a cold container. An account is given of the physical foundations of the technology and the technological apparatus is described. The possibilities and advantages of the new technology in the synthesis of pure high-temperature compounds in melts, in the growing of single crystals of oxide compounds, and in the preparation of high-temperature glasses and polycrystalline fused ceramics are demonstrated. The properties of the new materials are described.
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