Objective
Induction Annealing stainless steel wire in under 1 second with induction.
Equipment
DW-UHF-10kw induction heater
Test I
Material
Stainless steel
Rectangular wire
0.25โโ (6.35mm) Width
0.04โโ(1.01mm) Thickness
3.5โโ (88.9mm)Length
Key Parameters
Power: 5 kW
Temperature: 1300ยฐF (704ยฐC)
Time: 1 sec
Test II
Materials
Stainless steel
Rectangular wire
0.6โโ (15.24mm) Width
0.08โโย (2.03mm) Thickness
1โย (25.4mm) Length
Key Parameters
Power: 4.76 kW
Temperature: 1300ยฐF (704ยฐC)
Time: 5 seconds
Results and Conclusions
The stainless steel wire was successfully annealed in 1 second. The DW-UHF-10kw induction heating power supply will the meet rate requirements for this and larger piano wires.
