Energy-saving: It consumes 50% less energy than resistance furnaces and 60% less than diesel and natural gas furnaces.
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High-efficiency: The furnace heats up quickly, reaches higher temperatures than resistance furnaces, and offers easy temperature control for high production efficiency.
Environmental protection: The production process produces no dust, fumes, or noise.
Less zinc dross: The uniform heating reduces zinc dross by about one-third compared to other heating methods.
Excellent insulation: Our furnace has excellent insulation, requiring only 3 KWH/hour for insulation.
Purer zinc liquid: The furnace prevents the zinc liquid from rolling, resulting in purer liquid and less oxidation.
Accurate temperature control: The crucible is self-heating, offering precise temperature control and a high qualified rate of finished products.
What makes your electric furnace better than others?
Our electric furnace have the advantage of cost-effective, high efficiency, durable, and easy operate. In addition, we have a strict quality control system that ensures all equipment undergoes seriously tests.
What if our machine has a fault? What can you do to help us?
During the using, if a fault happened, our after-sales engineer will discuss with you in 24 hours. To help us identify furnace failures, you will need to provide a video of the broken furnace or participate in a video call. We will then identify the broken part and repair it.
What is your warranty policy?
Our warranty period begins when the machine starts running normally, and we offer free technology support for the machine's entire life. After one year warranty period, additional cost will be required. However, we still provide technical service even after the warranty period has expired.
We are quite familiar with zinc here at Xometry. We primarily offer it as a metal plating option for other metals to give parts a corrosion-resistant layer, but we also make parts directly from zinc alloys through the die casting process. Our customers in the automotive and construction industries often use zinc in their projects. If you’re interested in custom die-cast parts, you can review our die casting service page.
In this article, we’ll look at the makeup, types, qualities, and other aspects of zinc.
Zinc is a chemical element. You can find it on the period table by its symbol “Zn” and its atomic number of 30. Zinc is an element unto itself, so the material is made of zinc atoms. These atoms exhibit metallic properties, like electrical conductivity and malleability. It’s bluish-white in color and has a low melting point of 420℃. Zinc is naturally resistant to corrosion, making it popular in applications where that is a concern. You may also be surprised to find out its also a necessary trace element for the human body and other biological processes.
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Humans have worked with zinc for at least 2,500 years because it’s a critical alloying element in brass. Zinc itself, however, wasn’t recognized as a distinct element until much later. In India in the s, calamine (ZnCO3) and wool were heated to generate metallic zinc. Andreas Sigismund Marggraf discovered zinc again in when he heated calamine with charcoal. This traditional method is different from the electrolysis of aqueous zinc sulfate (ZnS04) used in modern zinc production.
Historically, the word “spelter” was used interchangeably with “zinc,” though technically spelter is a zinc-lead alloy. It’s also known by other terms like “galvanizing metal,” “blende,” and “calamine.”
There are two common extraction processes used for zinc; smelting and electrolysis. In both cases, sulfur must be removed through exothermic oxidation before extraction.
In the case of electrolysis, concentrates are heated in fluidized-bed roasters to lower the sulfur concentration in preparation for electrolytic production. Then you create a zinc sulfate solution, purify it, and apply a regulated overvoltage so the zinc gathers on the cathode.
Smelting uses a blast furnace to extract zinc-bearing gas and liquid from sintered concentrates and coke. After that, the impurities are extracted through distillation fractionating operations.
Zinc comes in several varieties, and we list the main ones below.
Pure zinc is made entirely of zinc atoms. It has exceptional corrosion resistance and excellent conductivity. Since it’s non-reactive, zinc is perfect for electrical parts, circuits, and medical equipment.
Zinc alloys are more common and the type of zinc that Xometry most often uses for die-cast components. Specifically, we offer Zamak alloys such as Zamak 2 and Zamak 3. Zinc alloys are often made by combining pure zinc with metals like aluminum or copper. Since they’re strong and corrosion-resistant, they’re commonly used for automotive parts and in marine environments.
Galvanized zinc uses chromium or nickel to create a protective layer. This layer helps stop corrosion and rust, protecting against moisture and other issues. Because it’s resilient against harsh weather, it’s a top choice for important structures like bridges and roofs.
Xometry serves a wide variety of customers and industries. As a result, we’ve seen zinc used for lots of different applications. Here are the ones where we’ve seen it used the most:
Iron and steel are both notorious for being susceptible to corrosion. Galvanization adds a layer of zinc to these types of materials, which protects them from corrosion. Zinc’s natural reactivity helps preserve structures in most environments. The galvanization process is common in construction and transportation.
Marine vessels use sacrificial zinc anodes to stop corrosion. The anodes take on the rust instead of the structure itself. This prolongs the lifespan of ships, oil rigs, and underwater pipelines.
As mentioned previosuly in this article, zinc alloys are very common in the auto industry. It makes car parts lightweight and corrosion-resistant. This creates more durable and fuel-efficient vehicles.
Zinc can be used in energy storage solutions. The two types of zinc energy storage are zinc-carbon batteries and zinc-air batteries. Through these type of solutions zinc helps provide an affordable and eco-friendly source of portable power, and is used in items from remote devices to emergency backup systems.
Zinc has antimicrobial properties and is biologically compatible with the human body. That makes it a vital part of the medical industry. Zinc improves safety and minimizes risk of infection in these type of devices.
Zinc compounds are in a wide variety of products. Zinc gluconate is a dietary supplement for immune-system health. Meanwhile, zinc oxide is used in rubber production, due to its heat resistance and UV protection properties. These compounds show zinc’s versatility.
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