Comparative study of different susceptor material in order to increase the efficiency of metal melting furnace

An energy efficient and time saving furnace for heating purpose in a melting industry is of great use. Microwave based industrial furnace has certain advantages over conventional blast furnaces which is discussed in quite detail in this paper along with the efficiency of microwave based melting furnace based on the correct selection of susceptor material. This paper discusses the criteria for the selection of correct susceptor material based on the comparative study of different available susceptor for this purpose. The finding of this paper suggests that SiC is the best available susceptor for metal melting purposes in a microwave furnace as it has the tendency of generating and transmitting higher temperature when microwaves are applied using magnetron.