Ames Laboratory
Plasma furnace
The plasma torch in the Retech plasma furnace is one tool used in Materials Preparation Center, located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. The furnace is used to prepare a variety of materials, particularly those metals or alloys that might react with the material of the crucibles in other melting methods. The Materials Preparation Center is known for its ability to create ultra-high purity metal alloy samples, particularly rare-earth metals, used throughout the research community worldwide.
Plasma furnace
The plasma torch in the Retech plasma furnace is one tool used in Materials Preparation Center, located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. The furnace is used to prepare a variety of materials, particularly those metals or alloys that might react with the material of the crucibles in other melting methods. The Materials Preparation Center is known for its ability to create ultra-high purity metal alloy samples, particularly rare-earth metals, used throughout the research community worldwide.