Electrical heating of forging billets. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6952158· OSTI ID:6952158

Keith, R. E.; Weldon, W. F.

Recent and ongoing research concerned with homopolar generators operated in a pulse mode and making use of kinetic energy storage principles has led to the application of these techniques to forging billet heating. Most forging billet heating is done using fuel-fired furnaces, but use of electric induction heating is increasing. The homopolar pulse billet heating (HPBH) process is described and its capabilities are evaluated relative to furnace and induction heating. Conclusions are that applications for this new process will most likely be in the heating of stainless steel and superalloy billets, particularly if present research efforts are successful in reducing costs.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Center for Electromechanics
• OSTI ID: 6952158
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-2644; ON: DE83900630
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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