Supply of Cold Hearth Arc Melter to University of Sheffield
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Cold Hearth Arc Melter to University of Sheffield
Awarded 01 Mar 2017
Awarded01 Mar 2017
Value£90,119.00
SupplierArcast Inc
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 9y 8mo ago1d term
Awarded 1 Mar 2017Expired 2 Mar 2017
About
The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to Arcast Inc for the supply of a Cold Hearth Arc Melter for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
The equipment is used to vacuum arc melt and cast reactive and nonreactive metals, including titanium alloys, steels, nickel base superalloys, and metallic glasses, using a clean cold crucible process.
The contract value was AUD 90,119.
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