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​Our non-contaminating clay or quartz casting crucibles are built to withstand extreme heat for melting both precious and non-precious metals. Their universal design ensures compatibility with all standard and broken arm centrifugal casting machines.
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Our non-contaminating clay or quartz casting crucibles are built to withstand extreme heat for melting both precious and non-precious metals. Their universal design ensures compatibility with all standard and broken arm centrifugal casting machines.
Hooded Crucible:
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Slotted Crucible:
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Feature |
Hooded Crucible |
Slotted Crucible |
Top Design |
Closed or partially covered with an opening |
Open with vertical slots |
Heat Retention |
Generally better |
Less effective |
Oxidation |
Minimized due to less air exposure |
More potential for oxidation |
Splashing |
Reduced |
More potential for splashing |
Alloy Flow |
May be more direct through the opening |
Potentially more even/less turbulent through slots |
Visibility |
Limited |
Better visibility of the melt |
Common Use |
Precious/semi-precious, lower melting points |
Non-precious, higher melting points |