Electrical conductivity measurement of lanthanum chromite melts

Notwithstanding on variety of existing processes of induction skull melting of oxides, electrical and thermal properties of oxides melts are practically unknown. From the other hand, liquid-phase synthesis of Hi-Tech oxides materials such as new ceramics, monocrystals and glasses, requires knowledge of melts properties up to 3700 K. Inasmuch as the main physical property, which influence to the melt power consumption at induction heating is electrical conductivity then study of electrical conductivity temperature dependence is necessary. The principle and technical realization of the electrical conductivity measurement of melts are presented. The approach is based on induction melting in cold crucible technology and inverse electromagnetic problem solution. Analysis of the method accuracy via input data errors is presented. For increasing of III-posed problem solution was used over determination of set of equations. Conductivity of lanthanum chromite melt composition La0.975Ca0.025CrO3 for the temperature up to 2873 K is shown too.