INSTALLATION FOR ELECTROSLAG REMELTING OF CONSUMABLE ELECTRODES

摘要

An installation for the electroslag remelting of consumable metal electrodes in a cooled mold, wherein a current supply means is provided to supply working electrical current to melt the electrode and wherein short impulses of current are impressed upon this working current. The amplitude and duration of the short current pulses are sufficient to effect positive breaking off of drops of the electrode metal during the formation of the drops prior to the time at which they would naturally drop.