Electric Arc Vacuum Technologies and the Related Equipment

Abstract

The following results of studying electric discharges over a wide pressure range and designing technological equipment based on these results and performed in Bauman Moscow State Technical University are presented: a magnetically controlled argon torch for welding, soldering, and heat treatment; a small electric arc melting furnace; and technology and equipment for the cleaning of metallic articles from contaminations and for reaching the required surface roughness according to a functional purpose.