How to melt copper powder which is recovered from iron or Aluminium
tried different ways and flux?
Hrushi
tried different ways and flux?
Hrushi
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Non-Chemical Melting Copper powder
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It's not hard to melt. Simply fill a crucible, fire, then add flux when it's molten, or when the material is hot enough to liquefy the flux. If you choose to use anhydrous borax, or borax glass, even that's not a problem. It can be added when the charge is cold, because it's much heavier and doesn't get blown out of the crucible as easily.hrushi said:
Sadly, I think you'll find the damage done to your furnace and crucible due to the use of flux, plus the cost of fuel for melting, will result in a net loss of value.
If you have access to a cupola, it can serve nicely to melt this stuff. Much cheaper to fire, and very adequate for the task at hand.
Harold
