Ceramic Specimen Heating by Induction Power.

摘要

Methods of heating a ceramic tensile specimen by induction power are presented. Due to the nonconductive nature of most ceramic materials the specimen heating is accomplished with the aid of a SiC susceptor, which is heated first by induction and, in turn, heats the specimen by thermal radiation. To improve the heating characteristics and facilitate routine testing, the basic heating configuration has been modified into a split clamshell-like furnace. It further demonstrated that simplicity, versatility, high heating efficiency, and the ease of access to the specimen for temperature and strain measurements are the unique features of this heating method. 5 figs. (ERA citation 13:030605)