EML: melting in microgravity

EML: melting in microgravity
In future, alloys will be melted 'container-free' in microgravity with the Electromagentic levitator. Metal samples can be suspended in a magnetic field and heated using conduction coils. The system will be transported to the ISS on board the European cargo spacecraft ATV -5 (Automated Transfer Vehicle).
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DLR (CC-BY 3.0).

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